BRITISH SHORTCRUST PIE PASTRY
Many British recipes call for shortcrust pastry. This makes a great alternative to pre-made crusts. Because it is so easy to make in batches, I make extra to freeze for later use. This pastry dough can also be kept in the fridge for 2 to 3 days.
Provided by Piques
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts
Time 35m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine flour, butter, and shortening using a food processor until crumbly. Mix in water 1 tablespoon at at time until dough is soft and pliable.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap; let rest in a refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before using.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 657.5 calories, Carbohydrate 47.7 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 49.3 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 21.1 g, Sodium 165.6 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
PIE CRUST (SHORTCRUST PASTRY)
Recipe video above. My go-to pie crust I've been loyal to for more years than I can remember, a classic pie crust also known as shortcrust pastry. Flaky and easy with a dough that comes together in 1 minute using a food processor, though you can just use your hands.Use for Sweet and savoury pies - Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie to the great Aussie Meat Pie!Makes pastry for 1 x 23cm / 9" pie dish or tart tin (serves 8 - 12 people). Double it for a covered pie (use recipe scaler). VIDEO and PROCESS PHOTOS above super helpful for newbies!
Provided by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Categories Baking
Time 1h50m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Pulse Dry: Place flour, sugar and salt in food processor. Pulse twice to combine.
- Cut in butter: Scatter butter across surface. Pulse 5 times until the largest pieces are the size of chickpeas.
- Add chilled water: With the motor running on low, pour 2.5 tbsp of water into the tube feeder.
- Form crumbs: Keep blitzing for 10 seconds until crumbs form (also see video). Pinch between fingers - they should stick and form a dough.
- HAND option: Whisk flour, sugar and salt in large bowl. Rub butter into flour with tips of fingers until it resembles crumbs - it should look the same as using a food processor. Then mix in cold water with rubber spatula, then proceed with steps below.
- Form disc: Tip crumbs out onto work surface, bring together into dome (don't knead), pat into 2cm/ 4/5" thick disc.
- Chill: Wrap in clingwrap then refrigerate 1 hour (up to 2 days, otherwise freeze).
- Dust with flour: Sprinkle work surface with flour, unwrap dough and place on the flour. Sprinkle top with flour, dust rolling pin with flour.
- Roll out: Roll out into round that's 10cm/4" larger than 22.5cm/9" pie tin. Patch up and roll over cracks as necessary
- Transfer to pie dish: Gently roll the pastry so it wraps around the rolling pin. Unroll it over the pie dish.
- Drape pastry into pie tin (do not stretch/pull, causes shrinkage).
- Trim: If making a pie with NO LID (like Pumpkin Pie), then trim edges with scissors leaving a 1 cm / 2/5" overhang. If making a pie with a lid (like a Meat Pie) then trim edges so they align with the edge of the pie tin (ie no excess overhang).
- Tuck excess under, if appliable (ie per step above, if making a no lid pie). Then crimp or decorate edge as desired.
- Refrigerate: Put pie crust in the freezer for 15 - 30 minutes (while oven heats up). This helps prevent shrinkage, firms up the butter again (flakiness!) and helps to ensure decorative crimped edges remain in tact.
- Baking options (Note 4) - Blind bake the pie crust if it will be baked once filled (eg Meat Pie, Pumpkin Pie). Fully bake the pie crust if it will not be baked once filled.
- Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
- Line & weigh down: Place 2 large pieces of parchment/baking paper crosswise over the pastry, then fill with baking beads or lots of rice or dried beans to weigh it down. (Note 2)
- Bake 1 covered: Bake for 15 minutes, then remove from oven.
- Bake 2 uncovered: Use excess paper to CAREFULLY remove hot beads, then return to oven for 5 minutes or until base is light golden (doesn't need to be 100% cooked though).
- Cool: Remove from oven. Cool 15 minutes in the pie tin before filling (another measure to avoid soggy base).
- Follow directions per Blind Baking steps above BUT bake at 190°C/375°F (170°C fan) covered with baking beads for 25 minutes, then 15 minutes uncovered until golden. Fully cool before filling.
- Fill and bake per directions of chosen pie filling - such as Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie, Meat Pie. The par baked pastry will not be 100% cooked, it finishes cooking with the filling. It's cooked enough so the crust will not go soggy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 173 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 26 mg, Sodium 235 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
HOW TO MAKE PERFECT SHORTCRUST BY HAND OR MACHINE
A basic shortcrust pastry is easy to make. This foolproof recipe shows how to make it by hand or with a food processor, and shares tips for success.
Provided by Elaine Lemm
Categories Dessert Pie Ingredient
Time 15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients
- Place the flour, salt, and butter in a large, clean bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, working as quickly as possible to prevent the dough from becoming warm.
- Add the water to the mixture. Using a cold knife, stir until the dough binds together. Add more cold water a teaspoon at a time if the mixture is too dry. Form the dough into a ball.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
- Use the shortcrust dough in your favorite pie, tart, or quiche recipe.
- Place the flour, salt, and butter into the bowl of the processor.
- Using only the pulse setting, pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Avoid overmixing if you can. (Too much handling can result in hard, dry pastry.)
- Through the funnel on the top of the processor, slowly add the water a little at a time until the mixture comes together in a ball.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least 15 minutes and up to half an hour.
- Use in your desired pie, tart, and quiche recipe. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 109 mg, Sugar 0 g, Fat 12 g, ServingSize 8 servings or 1 tart, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SHORTCUT PIE CRUST
I stumbled upon this recipe with my son while watching Activity TV. It's easy enough for a kid to make and preparation involves no electricity. I was so glad to find this recipe because I don't keep shortening on hand (yet - I'm sure I'll look back one day and wonder how I ever did it).
Provided by eightthirty
Categories Savory Pies
Time 30m
Yield 1 pie crust, 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- TOOLS: Measuring cups, Measuring spoons, Bowl, Pastry Blender and Plastic wrap.
- Combine 1 1/8 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar in our processor bowl. Mix.
- Add 8 tablespoons of ice cold butter to the flour mixture.
- Using the pastry blender blend the mixture until the flour and butter looks like cornmeal.
- Add 3 tablespoons of ice cold water to the mixture. Now mix the dough until it forms a ball. Add more water if the mixture is not forming a ball.
- Form into a disk and wrap it in plastic wrap. Put the dough in the fridge and let it chill over night.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1423.9, Fat 93.5, SaturatedFat 58.6, Cholesterol 244.2, Sodium 1820.8, Carbohydrate 132.6, Fiber 3.8, Sugar 25.6, Protein 15.5
BASIC SHORT-CRUST PASTRY
Regarding this basic short-crust pastry: the dough takes just 10 minutes to make, so resist the temptation to buy that pre-made crust from the refrigerator case. Homemade pastry always tastes better. Make it the day before. You can even roll it out, line the tart pan and keep it frozen until you're ready to bake.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories side dish
Time 10m
Yield One 9 and 1/2-inch tart crust
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Put flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer or food processor. Add butter and quickly cut it into flour until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add ice water and mix briefly, about 30 seconds, to form a soft dough. Remove dough, shape into a thick disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Bring to cool room temperature before rolling.
- To roll, lightly flour dough and counter. Roll out gradually, periodically letting dough rest for a moment before continuing. This makes rolling easier and will keep dough from shrinking back during baking.
- Roll dough to a thin round approximately 13 inches in diameter, then trim to make a 12-inch circle (refrigerate and save trimmings for patching). Lay dough loosely into a 9 1/2-inch fluted tart pan with removable bottom, letting it relax a bit. Fold overlap back inside to make a double thickness, then press firmly against the pan so the finished edge is slightly higher than the pan. Refrigerate or freeze for an hour before pre-baking.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1268, UnsaturatedFat 28 grams, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 93 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 58 grams, Sodium 658 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 4 grams
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