Wednesday, 18 June 2014

Parmesan Shortcrust Pastry

This is one of my FAVOURITE recipes of ALL time!! It's great for making pies, pastry twists for dipping in dips and any other time you need pastry! Great one to have in the repertoire! 

INGREDIENTS

170 g plain flour
1 pinch salt
85 g cool butter, diced
25 g finely grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons cold water

INSTRUCTIONS
Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the Parmesan cheese with a fork.
Sprinkle with the cold water and mix in using a round-bladed knife. Add a drop more water only if the dough will not clump together. With your hands, gather together into a firm but pliable dough, handling as little as possible.
Wrap the ball of dough in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling out and using in your favourite recipe

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