Cold hands and in the fridge for 20 min! It will crumble perfectly
Origin
Short crust pastry is a typical french dough. It is made with just butter, flour and water. Its unique trait is its crumbly consistency. It can be used to prepare both sweet and savoury dishes.
Cook It
There are two different kinds of recipes to prepare short crust pastry: one claims there should be egg yolk in the dough, whereas the other claims there should only be four ingredients: flour, butter, iced salt and a pinch of salt. This kind of dough is rather simple to make, it doesn´t require to be kneaded for too long and it only requires a short time to set in the fridge. It has a tougher texture than other puff pastries so more suitable for the preparation of quiches or pies.
Did You Know That?
Short crust pastry can be seasoned in many different ways, it can be done by adding a wide range of ingredients: from grated cheese to spices, sugar or cocoa.
