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Perfect Shortcrust Pastry

Name: Perfect Shortcrust Pastry
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 285 g Plain flour; 130 g Butter; 85 g Lard; 2 tbsp Cold water

Pastry can be a hard one to get right but our recipe never fails. It’s perfect for any tart or delicious wee treat you have in mind. Our recipe is buttery and crisp, with that shortness and flakiness you want from shortcrust pastry. It's handy to rustle up and you'll be making tarts until the cows come home once you try it.

Prep

5m

Perfect Shortcrust Pastry

Pastry can be a hard one to get right but our recipe never fails. It’s perfect for any tart or delicious wee treat you have in mind. Our recipe is buttery and crisp, with that shortness and flakiness you want from shortcrust pastry. It's handy to rustle up and you'll be making tarts until the cows come home once you try it.

Prep

5m

Ingredients

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Step 1

Sift your flour into a large bowl and add butter and lard to this. Mix this about so it doesn't clump together. You can either make your pastry by hand or the handy way in a food processor.

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285

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Plain flour, sifted

130

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Butter

85

g

Lard

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Amanda Jane

3 months ago

I've used this recipe to make a strawberry and Apricot lattice pie today I just added some caster sugar to make the pastry sweeter, you're right Jonny your recipe did work for me so I'll have more confidence with pastry now 😊

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

3 months ago

So happy it went well for you Amanda 🙌🏼 It looks so good by they way, I’m sure it was equally delicious 🤤 Didn’t I tell you, if I can do it anyone can 😄

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Amanda Jane

3 months ago

You've definitely given me more confidence with my baking and I'm prepared to have a go now x

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Jonny (Hungry Hooker)

3 months ago

That means a lot, it’s what I want to achieve with the app and page 🙌🏼 You’re well able for it all trust me 😄

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