Shortcrust pastry (sweet)

Name: Shortcrust pastry (sweet)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 375 g plain flour; 260 g unsalted butter softened; 125 g caster sugar; 1 large egg

Hayley Bradley @Hayley_eats

Bristol, UK

I love making and eating mince pies. This is the recipe I follow for the pastry. This can also be used for lots of other pies and tarts- jam tarts, custard tart, pecan pie etc. This amount would make approx 20-24 individual pies. It can also be divided up and frozen

Hayley Bradley @Hayley_eats

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Ingredients

375 gplain flour
260 gunsalted butter softened
125 gcaster sugar
1large egg

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Steps

1

Put the flour and butter into a large bowl. Rub together until you get crumbs
2

Stir the sugar through the flour and butter mix. Beat the egg and add this too.
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Mix together with a wooden spoon until it starts to combine. Then use your hands to fold it all together into a ball
4

Chill the pastry for at-least 30 minutes before you use it. You can divide up and freeze in smaller quantities to use whenever you need it. It should be ok for up-to a year in the freezer.
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This pastry can be used to make a number of bakes. If you are making tarts with it then you would need to bake for around 20 minutes.