Steps to Make Shortcrust Pastry Recipe

The Best Pastry Crust

Combine this recipe by making your own shortcrust pastry too, and you have a delicious homemade dessert for all the family to enjoy.

Recipe Summary The Best Pastry Crust

This is hands-down the best pastry crust you will ever make. Forget the shortening; this recipe calls for 14 tablespoons of butter for a light, flaky, buttery taste. This pastry crust is perfect for all your fruit and custard tarts and pies. I also use it for empanadas and pot pies.

Ingredients | Shortcrust Pastry Recipe

2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour, or more as needed

¼ teaspoon salt

14 tablespoons butter

¼ cup chilled water, or more as needed

Directions

Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal. Pour in water slowly; knead dough into a firm ball.

Pour in additional water as needed if dough is too dry or additional flour if too moist. Divide batter into equal halves. Roll out dough halves into rounds on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness.

Press one round into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan. Use the other round as a top crust or for a separate bottom crust. Bake according to desired filling instructions.

Info | Shortcrust Pastry Recipe

prep: 15 mins total: 15 mins Servings: 16 Yield: 2 9-inch tart crusts

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