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Shortcrust Pastry

Traditional dish with unsalted butter, caster sugar, lemon rind.

Shortcrust Pastry
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Ingredients

  • 150 g unsalted butter
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon rind
  • 120 g plain flour
  • 120 g potato flour

Steps

  1. Cream together butter, sugar, and lemon rind in a bowl.
  2. Sift together the plain and potato flours into a mound.
  3. Make a well in the center of the mound.
  4. Add the creamed mixture.
  5. Knead lightly until the dough is consistent.
  6. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap.
  7. Chill for 1 hour before use.

Adapted from “Shortcrust Pastry”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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