How to Make Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

Directions

• Sift the flour and salt together.
• Add the sugar and rub in the butter with your fingers until the mixture resembled breadcrumbs (or pop into the food processor).
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla and work into a dough. Knead pastry until smooth.
• Roll out the dough between two sheets of baking paper until you have the required thickness and line a greased pie dish.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
• Remove the pastry from the fridge and take away the plastic wrap.
• Place a sheet of baking paper over the pastry and fill with baking beads or dry rice to blind bake.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then remove the filling and bake a further 5 minutes or until the pastry is golden.
• Allow to cool completely before filling with required pie filling.
• Recipe Hints and Tips:
• Sweet Flan Pastry is perfect made in the food processor – so if you have one – use it for this recipe.
• This recipe makes one pie dish or 12 small tartlets shells
• Uncooked pastry can be double wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for up to a month.