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Basic Shortcrust Pastry

Basic Shortcrust Pastry Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched butter, without salt salt, table water, bottled, generic Directions: Sift the flour into a bowl. Make sure your butter is cold as this w...

Basic Shortcrust Pastry

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
butter, without salt
salt, table
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Sift the flour into a bowl.
Make sure your butter is cold as this works best.
Rub the butter into the flour until it is like breadcrumbs
Mix in the salt and add 2-3 tbsp of water.
Don't add too much or the pastry will become hard.
On a floured surface, knead the dough lightly, wrap in cling film and chill.