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Short Crust Pastry
By Truefubar
Tasty short crust pastry that can be used for sweet or savoury
- 225g Plain flour
- 175g Butter
- 1 Egg yolk
- 2 tbsp Caster sugar
- Cold water as required
- Clingfilm
How to Make Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
By kerbear1985
This is hands-down the best sweet shortcrust pastry recipe!
- 110g Butter
- 55g Sugar
- 175g Flour
Jam Tarts
By Bakingbeth
These Jam tarts, made with short crust pastry is a delicious snack for anyone
- 100g of Plain flour
- 50g of Margarine
- 1-2 tablespoons of water
- Jam
- Some more flour to dust the table
Quiche
By Bakingbeth
This quiche is simply delicious
- 100g of Plain Flour
- 50g of Margarine
- 1-2 tablespoons of water
- Bacon
- 1 onion
- 100g of grated cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 pint of milk
- (optional Salt and pepper)
Cherry Bakewell Tart
By Truefubar
Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4 (180c) Prepare the shortcrust pastry Grease the cake tin
- See short crust pastry recipe for base
- To make the Cake
- 150g Margarine
- 150g Caster sugar
- 100g Self-raising flour
- 3 Eggs
- 1tsp Baking powder
- 60g Ground Almonds
- 1tbsp Milk
- 2tsp Almond Essence
- Raspberry Jam
- 250g Icing sugar
- To make the icning
- 250g Icing sugar
- 3tbsp Cherry juice
- Dash of almond essence
- Decoration
- Cocktail cherry halves
- Shallow cake tin
- 2 Mixing bowls
Coconut Chocolate Pie
By Catherine B
Midi-Pyrénées The largest region of France, Midi-Pyrénées, arguably boasts some of the most varied tastes and ...
- Pie coconut chocolate
- -A shortcrust pastry
- -200g of dark chocolate
- -100g butter
- -125g of sugar
- -4 eggs
- -100g coconut powder
- -1/2 litre cream
Raspberry Slices
By HappyChappy11
Similar to bakewell, these raspberry slices are really moreish and yummy!
- 200g ready-roll shortcrust pastry
- 100g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 175g self raising flour
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tbsp milk
- punnet raspberries
- raspberry jam
- 350g icing sugar
- few tsp water
- 50g chocolate
Short Crust Pastry
By gloopychocolate
Sift the flour into a bowl to ensure clumps are removed
- 250g flour
- 120g buttery spread
- 3 tablespoons water
Red onion and goats cheese tarts
By Jennchar1820
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
- 1 x pack of ready made shortcrust pastry
- 3 x red onions
- 2 x tbsp sugar
- 1 x tsp of salt
- 1 x tbsp of red wine vinegar
- 1 x tbsp of oil
- 1 x pack of goats cheese (or feta if you would prefer)
Raspberry tart
By MARJORY
Roll out the pastry and place into a flan tin
- 750g ripe and fragrant raspberries.
- 1 roll of shortcrust pastry.
- Filling:
- 20 cl of creme fraiche.
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
- 2 eggs
- and a few mint leaves
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Jordan and Zoes Wedding Pie
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 knob butter
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves picked and chopped
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves picked
- 3 fresh bay leaves
- 3 medium red onions, peeled
- 1 kg quality shin of beef, ask the butcher to cut into 2.5cm dice and give you the bone
- sea salt
- ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato purée
- 400 ml good local smooth stout
- 2 heaped tablespoons plain flour
- 1.5 litres organic beef or chicken stock
- 140 g pearl barley
- 3 teaspoons English mustard
- 2-3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, to taste
- 100 g Cheddar cheese
- For the pastry
- 300 g plain flour
- 100 g Atora shredded suet
- 100 g butter
- sea salt
- 1 large free-range egg, beaten
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Coconut Macaroon Tart
- Shortcrust Pastry
- 3 Eggs
- 225g Caster Sugar
- 150g Coconut
- 5 Tbsp Jam
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Chocolate and Pear Tart
- For the pastry:
- 50g unsalted butter
- 100g plain white flour
- 25g cocoa powder
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- For the filling:
- 3 tbsp ginger marmalade
- 1 tin of pears
- 100g good quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
- 50g unsalted butter
- 2 eggs, yolks seperated from whites
- 100g caster sugar
- You will also need baking beans
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How to Make the Perfect Pie Crust
- 225g plain flour
- 100g butter, diced
- pinch salt
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Recipe: Indian Curried Vegetable...
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 Carrots
- 3 Potatoes
- 5 Cauliflower Florets
- 5 Mushrooms (cut into 20 slices in total)
- 100g Green Beans
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- 2 Tsp's Mild Korma Curry Powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Grated Cheese (optional)
- 1x500g Block of Shortcrust Pastry
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Romantic Apple pie
- 300g short crust pastry
- 300g cooking apple
- 100g sugar
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Sweet Dreamy Romantic Raspberry...
- 100g shortcrust pastry
- 100g fresh raspberries
- 50 ml double cream
- 50 ml milk
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon cornflour
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Raspberry & mascarpone tarts
- Butter, for greasing
- 500 g sweet shortcrust pastry
- rice or dried beans
- 150 ml natural yoghurt
- 200 g mascarpone cheese
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- zest of ½ orange
- 250 g raspberries
- 100 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
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Easy Wholemeal Shortcrust Pastry
- 125g plain flour
- 75g Wholemeal flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 100g fat(butter in a block,e.tc)
- Cold water(about 2tbsp)
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Shortcrust Apple Pie
- Shortcrust Pastry
- Granny Smith Apples
- Golden Delicious Apples
- Apple Cider or tangy applie juice
- Lemon juice
- 100g sugar
- 100g Buttery Spread
- 2 tablespoons flour
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Festive Mini Mince Pie Pastries
- 1 x 375g sheet ready-rolled shortcrust pastry
- 1 x sheet of ready rolled puff pastry
- 300g jar of mincemeat
- Zest of one orange
- handful of dried cranberries and sour cherries
- 1 egg, beaten
- 100 g icing sugar sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
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Ploughman's Pasties
- 1 onion
- 250g cheddar cheese grated
- 5 tbsp pickle
- 500g ready to roll all-butter shortcrust pastry
- Plain flour to dust
- Egg to brush on
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