Shortcrust Pastry recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup cold butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
3 teaspoons ice-cold water, or as needed

Nutrition Info

193.6 calories
carbohydrate: 18 g
cholesterol: 56.1 mg
fat: 12.3 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 7.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 83.2 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter. Add egg yolk and enough water to make ingredients cling together.

  2. Press dough into a ball and knead gently on a floured surface until smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

  3. Use pastry for tarts, pastries, quiches, or other savory goodies.

Recipe Yield

1 pastry

Recipe Note

Shortcrust is probably the most widely used of all pastries and is good with sweet or savory fillings.

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