Shortcrust Pastry
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Shortcrust Pastry

A crisp, tender shortcrust pastry with a delicate buttery crumb, designed for sweet tarts, custard pies, and fruit-filled shells. The dough is gently mixed and chilled so it rolls cleanly and bakes without shrinking.

50 min 8 Portionen Medium
Alle Rezepte

Zubereitung

1
Place the flour, sugar, and salt in a wide bowl and whisk briefly to distribute the dry ingredients evenly.
2
Add the cold butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs with a few pea-sized butter flecks remaining.
Flour mixture with cold butter rubbed into fine crumbs KI-generiertes Bild
3
Add the beaten egg and mix with a fork until loose clumps form. Sprinkle in the cold water gradually, using only enough for the dough to come together when pressed.
4
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, press it together without kneading, then flatten it into a 2 cm thick disk. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until firm.
5
Heat the oven to 190°C. Roll the chilled dough to about 3 mm thick, fit it into a 23 cm tart tin, press it into the corners, and trim the rim. Chill the lined tin for 15 minutes.
6
Prick the base with a fork, line it with parchment, and fill with pie weights. Bake for 15 minutes, remove the parchment and weights, then bake for 8 to 10 minutes more until the base is dry and the edges are lightly golden. Cool completely before filling.
Golden shortcrust pastry tart shell cooling in its tin KI-generiertes Bild

Warum dieses Rezept gelingt

Rubbing cold butter into flour limits gluten development while creating small pockets that bake into tenderness. A little sugar encourages browning, and chilling lets the butter firm up so the pastry holds its shape in the oven.

Aufbewahren und Aufwärmen

So bewahrst du es auf

Wrap unbaked dough tightly and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months. Cool the baked shell completely before storing it airtight for up to 2 days.

So wärmst du es auf

To refresh a baked shell, heat it in a 160°C oven for 5 to 8 minutes, then cool before filling. Do not microwave, as it softens the pastry.

Nährwerte / Portion

247kcal
4,15 gEiweiß
26,93 gKohlenhydrate
13,58 gFett
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Veröffentlicht 21 Aug. 2026 · aktualisiert 21 Aug. 2026