How to make shortcrust pastry: it turns out tender and delicious

01.12.2023 14:38

Shortcrust pastry is an excellent base for homemade baking.

If you follow a simple recipe, the product will be more flexible, tender and very tasty.

This dough is perfect for cakes and tartlets.

Ingredients

  • butter - 100 g;
  • flour - 250 g;
  • powdered sugar - 100 g;
  • egg - 1 pc.

It is important to remember that the oil should not be cold. It is better to take all the products out of the refrigerator in advance so that they become room temperature.

How to make shortcrust pastry

You need to grind the butter with sugar, and then add flour and egg to them.

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All components should then be mixed well. Then you need to gather the dough into a ball and cool it. After half an hour or an hour, you can continue the cooking process.

The mass should be cold when it enters the oven. It is advisable to pierce the workpiece with a fork in several places.

This base should be baked for no more than 15 minutes in a preheated oven (180 degrees). Then you can put the filling and continue making delicious homemade pastries.

Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor

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  1. Ingredients
  2. How to make shortcrust pastry