Easy Way to Make Basic Shortcrust Pastry Recipe

Basic Shortcrust Pastry.

You can cook delicius Basic Shortcrust Pastry using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that with this recipe.

Basic Ingredients of Basic Shortcrust Pastry

1. Prepare 1 of & 2/3 cups Plain Flour.
2. You need 125 g of Butter.
3. It's 1 of Egg.
4. It's of *Note: The softness can be adjusted by adding Cold Water OR more Flour.
5. It's of <Additional Ingredients>.
6. It's 1/4-1/2 cup of Caster Sugar *for sweet pastry.
7. You need 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract *for sweet pastry.
8. It's 50 g of Parmesan Cheese *grated, for cheesy pastry.
9. It's 2-3 teaspoons of Instant Coffee Granules *good for chocolate tart.

Basic Shortcrust Pastry instructions

1. Food Processor Method: Place dry ingredients and Butter in a food processor, process until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add lightly beaten Egg and process until dough just comes together. Turn out on a lightly floured surface. Knead gently and shape into a disc..
2. Basic Method: Place dry ingredients into a large bowl, add Butter and rub in with fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add lightly beaten Egg and mix to combine. Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface and shape into a disc..
3. Like-Cookie-Dough Method: Beat softened Butter and Sugars until smooth. Beat in Egg and Vanilla, and mix well. Add Flour and mix to combine, then knead gently and shape into a disc..