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Shortcrust Pastry.

Ingredients

  • 175 gPlain Flour
  • 100 gButter
  • 2 tbspWater

Method

  1. Place plain flour (175 g) and butter (100 g) in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs, working quickly to avoid warming the dough.

  2. Add water (2 tbsp) using a knife to mix it together, adding more a teaspoon at a time if required.

  3. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.

If using as a pie crust, pre-bake for ~{10%minutes} at 200°C