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

- prep 5 min
- cook 5 min
- total 10 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 150 g unsalted butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 tsp lemon rind
- 120 g plain flour
- 120 g potato flour
Steps
- Cream together butter, sugar, and lemon rind in a bowl.
- Sift together the plain and potato flours into a mound.
- Make a well in the center of the mound.
- Add the creamed mixture.
- Knead lightly until the dough is consistent.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap.
- 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.