How to make shortcrust pastry without butter

• Preparation time: 20 minutes
• Resting time in the fridge: 30 minutes
• Cooking time: 40 50-minute
• difficulty: media

How to make shortcrust pastry without butter

The main ingredient of the shortbread It is the butter that gives fragrance and flavor to the dough. By replacing the butter with the ricotta cheese or with yogurt you get the same result but with a much lower calorie intake.

The main ingredient of shortcrust pastry is butter, which gives the dough its fragrance and flavor. Replacing butter with butter ricotta cheese or with yogurt you get the same result but with a much lower calorie intake.

Shortcrust pastry with ricotta instead of butter

Ingredients

• 300 grams of flour
• 100 grams of sugar
• 150g of fresh cow's ricotta
• The grated zest of one lemon
• 1 pinch of cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of yeast

Preparation

• Reunite it sugar and the flour in a bowl, make a well in the center, then add the eggs and ricotta. Mix until the ingredients are well combined.
• Also add the lemon zest, the cinnamon and the yeast, form a smooth and homogeneous dough and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
• After this time, take the dough and roll it out on a floured surface and proceed with the desired recipe.

Shortcrust pastry with yogurt instead of butter

With this recipe, instead of butter you can use yogurtThe result is a shortcrust pastry that is not only soft and easy to work with but also lighter and healthier.

Ingredients

•     300 grams of flour
•     125 gr sugar
•     1 pot of yogurt (125 g, any flavor)
•     1 egg
•     1 pinch of cinnamon
•     1 teaspoon of baking soda
•     1 pinch of salt
•     Grated lemon peel

Preparation

• Grate the lemon peel and sift it together with the flour, the cinnamon, a pinch of salt, the sugar and the bicarbonate.
• Pour everything into a bowl and arrange the ingredients in a fountain shape. Add the yogurt and egg, mix everything well, and shape into a ball.
• Wrap the ball of shortcrust pastry Cover with a cloth and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Use the shortcrust pastry to prepare your chosen recipe.

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