Shortcrust pastry: the recipe for making it at home

• Preparation time: 20 minutes
• Storage time in the refrigerator: 30 minutes
• difficulty: Bassa

How to prepare shortcrust pastry

We prepared the together shortbreadAlso in version without butter , puff pastry, today instead we will explain to you, step by step, how to make shortcrust pastry, a typical dough in French cuisine used as a base for desserts and savory pies such as q.

Ideal if you have decided to invite friends to dinner and want to surprise them with lots of tasty appetizers prepared with your own hands, Shortcrust pastry is quick and easy to make at home: a small trick is to work the dough quickly, avoiding the butter from heating up too much.

Here are the ingredients and the procedure for the shortcrust pastry recipe:

Ingredients

• 250 grams of flour
• 125 g butter
• 20 grams of sugar
• A pinch of salt
• A little more than half a glass of cold water

Preparation

• Place the flour in a fountain, place the softened butter cut into pieces in the centre, the salt, sugar and water.
• Knead and work quickly until you obtain a smooth dough.
• Refrigerate for at least half an hour and then use the shortcrust pastry for various preparations.

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Recipes

Recipe Name

Shortcrust pastry recipe

Author

Don't waste

Posted on

2025-05-13

Preparation time

20M

Cooking time

30M

Total time

50M

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