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PERFECT SHORTCRUST PASTRY

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This is the easiest and most foolproof pastry I've ever made. I use it for sweet and savoury pies.

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Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup cold butter
  • ½ cup cold vegetable shortening
  • 8 tablespoons cold water

Method

  1. Place flour and salt in food processor and pulse to combine.
  2. Chop cold butter and shortening (not too fine, just into several pieces) and add to flour mixture. Pulse until mixture is coarse and lumpy
  3. Add water and pulse
  4. Wrap in cling film and chill at least 30 minutes or up to 2 days

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