Basic Sweet Pastry
The best pastry to use for sweet desserts like pies, tarts, tortes and tartlets etc
Preparation time: 10 - 15 minutes Quantity: Makes one large tart or pie
Ingredients
225g / 8 oz plain flour
110g / 4 oz butter
80g / 3 oz sugar
1 large egg
Method
- Crumb together by hand the butter in to the flour
- Add the sugar
- Mix in the egg and enough milk to form a soft dough – add flavour (op)
Flavour (optional) vanilla essence, grated chocolate, zest, groung or chopped nuts etc.