Grandma Gunstone's Short Crust Pastry
Cost £
Ingredients
Pastry - this is enough for a small pie (or Makes 170g/6oz) so just double or triple for bigger dishes
- 125 g plain flour (or 4 ounces)
- 55 g cubed chilled butter (or 2 ounces)
- 30-45 ml cold water (or 2-3 tbsp)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Put the flour, pinch of salt and chilled cubed butter in a bowl and with light fingers, crumble to biscuit crumb size
- Make sure butter us rubbed into flour, then slowly add cold water and mix it in
- Roll into ball whack it in fridge for an hour
- After it's been in the fridge, sprinkle your table with flour and use a rolling pin to roll to the shape you need
- Then follow the instructions of the recipe you're following. (You will usually be told to blind bake first before adding any liquid filling)