How to Make Pastry. If you want a simple, clear guide to making perfect shortcrust pastry, this recipe couldn't be easier! Wow, I managed to make some edible pastry! I used a spreadable butter, but straight from the fridge in the quantities in the recipe, plus some salt.

Ingredients of How to Make Pastry

1. It’s 150 g of flour.
2. You need 75 g of butter.
3. Prepare 1 of to 2 Tbsp water.

If you have over-handled your pastry, rest in the fridge for as long as possible. See our recipe for basic shortcrust pastry and sweet shortcrust pastry. Add one portion of the butter to the flour and using a round bladed knife, incorporate the butter and flour, whilst slowly adding enough cold water until the mixture comes together to form an elastic dough. Finally, a real Danish dough for making Danish pastries just like the bakery.

How to Make Pastry instructions

1. There is a saying "people with cold hands are good at making pastry", so keep the butter in fridge until you need it. Prepare a bowl, and add flour and butter. Mix them with your fingers, but do not knead the mixture..
2. When you get a crumbly, sand like texture, add water slowly until the texture becomes soft like your earlobe. Continue to mix, but do not knead..
3. Form into a ball of dough, and wrap it in plastic film. Chill for a minimum of 30 min in the fridge..

This can be used as a base for cheese or fruit Danishes, or elephant ears and bear claws. Try different preserves, pie fillings, and custards for filling. Make Pastry: Mix flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture forms coarse crumbs the size of small peas. If you have plenty of butter, flour, salt, and ice water, you can make your own puff pastry at home from scratch!