Scratch Hot Water Pastry Recipes

SUPER QUICK HOT WATER PASTRY

Steps:

• Place flour in mixing bowl, make a well in the center.
• Put oil and hot water in cup or jug and pour onto flour.
• Mix well until all flour is incorporated. The dough should be quite pliable.
• Allow to cool a little until you can comfortably handle it, but make sure to use while warm.
• Roll out on floured surface and use immediately.
• For Vegetarian omit animal fat or Lard.
• For Vegan omit Animal Fat, Lard or melted butter and use only oil.

HOT WATER CRUST PASTRY

Steps:

• Place the butter and water in a medium-sized saucepan, and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts, then bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add the egg. Pour the hot liquid into the flour and stir with a wooden spoon to mix.
• Spread the mixture out on a large plate with the wooden spoon and cool, about 15 minutes. Then wrap in plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, or until firm. Use according to the recipe you are making.
• This is a simple pastry often used for meat pies. .

HOT WATER PIE CRUST I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine shortening, salt, milk and boiling water. Whip with fork until smooth and creamy.
• Add 2 cups flour and stir with round-the-bowl strokes until all flour is incorporated.
• Makes crust for one double crust pie.

HOT-WATER PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together flour and salt and make a well in center. Cut butter and shortening into bits and put into well. Pour boiling water over fats in bowl, stirring fats and water with a fork until water is incorporated (some of fat will still be in lumps). With fork incorporate surrounding flour until fat is evenly distributed. On a floured surface divide dough into 4 portions. With heel of hand smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Form dough into 2 pieces, one slightly larger than the other, and flatten into disks. Chill disks, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour. Dough may be made 1 day ahead and chilled or 2 weeks ahead and frozen, wrapped well. Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.

HOT WATER PASTRY

Steps:

• Put shortening in a medium bowl and boil the water.
• Pour water over shortening and blend till all the water is absorbed and the mixture is smooth.
• Add the flour,salt and baking soda.I put the soda and salt in the first cup of flour and mix in one cup at a time in case you don't need all of the flour. Usually you do.
• Once it is mixed and in one large ball, you can then cut this down to 3 individual balls of dough, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours. If you want a larger pie crust, just do 2 balls of dough.
• If you do not use all the dough it can be kept in the fridge for about a week or so or even frozen.
• Bake these pie crusts up as you would any others. I usually bake them at 350-400 for 12-15 minutes, or till golden brown.
• Follow instructions for double crust fruit pies when using those recipes.

BOILING WATER PASTRY

Steps:

• Place shortening in a heat-proof bowl. Pour in boiling water and whip mixture until creamy.
• Mix together salt and flour in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture. Stir until pastry stops sticking to sides of bowl. Refrigerate pastry before rolling out.

MEAT PIE WITH HOT WATER CRUST

Steps:

• Heat lard in a large microwave-safe bowl until melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in boiling water.
• Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in lard mixture. Mix with a wooden spoon until a smooth, slightly sticky ball of dough forms.
• Dust a flat work surface with flour and knead dough for 2 minutes. Roll out 3/4 of the dough into a 1/3-inch thick circle. Press over the bottom and all the way up the sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Roll out remaining dough into a 1/3-inch thick circle for the top of the pie.
• Freeze pie crust base and top until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine ground sausage, ground pork, pork tenderloin, onion, parsley, pepper, thyme, mixed herbs, and curry powder in a large bowl. Mix into a paste.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Line the bottom and sides of the pastry crust with streaky bacon. Press in 1/2 of the pork mixture. Cover with 3 to 4 slices of streaky bacon. Press in remaining pork mixture; arrange remaining streaky bacon on top. Brush pastry rim with milk and add the top crust. Pinch the edges together to seal. Brush the top with milk and cut 2 slits in the top of the pie.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), about 1 hour more.
• Cool pie completely before removing from the pan.

SCRATCH HOT WATER PASTRY

Steps:

• Cream shortening with a fork into the 1/4 cup of boiling water.
• Mix and sift the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Add the mixture to the shortening slowly.
• Blend well.
• Form into a ball and refrigerate until ready to use. .
• Yield = 1 pastry shell.