Easy Shortbread Dough

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An easy shortbread pastry dough, which can be used for pie and sweet tarts. Use a food processor with a dough hook to make it super-easy! Cook inspired!

Shortbread Pastry Dough

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 10

Calories: 203

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Shortbread Pastry

• 250 g plain flour
• 120 g butter
• 25 g icing sugar
• 25 g caster sugar (superfine)
• 1 egg yolk
• 30 g water
• 1 pinch salt

Method

 

Shortbread Pastry

1. In a bowl, sift the flour; add sugars, butter, salt;
   
2. Combine until the dough looks grainy; add egg yolk and water; continue to knead;
   
3. When the dough is set, shape it into a ball;
   
4. Flatten into a thick disc;
   
5. Preheat the oven, 180°C;
6. Roll the dough until large enough to fit a shallow pie tin;

   The recipe is given for a 25cm (10 inch) pie tin.
   
7. Grease a shallow pie tin; Line it with the pastry; refrigerate for 15 minutes; trim edge;
   
8. Use cooking parchment to line the pastry and use baking beads, cooking chain; Use rice if you don't have baking beads or cooking chain;
   
9. Bake for 10 minutes; Remove beads and paper; Cook for a further 10 minutes until the pastry is lightly golden;
   

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