Quick shortcrust

About

A shortcrust pastry of flour, butter, and water (sometimes egg), rubbed or fraisaged for tarts and quiches. Higher levels emphasize rest and texture.

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Shortcrust pastries are standard in French and European baking teaching. Exact historical recipes are left for sourced review.

Sources

• General pastry teaching

Skill ladder

• L1 Quick shortcrust · this page
• L2 Classic pâte brisée
• L3 Tempered pâte brisée

Uses

• All-purpose wheat flour 250 g
• Unsalted butter 165 g
• Salt 5 g
• Water 80 g

Preparations used

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Used in

• Apple pie dish
• Advanced Apple pie dish
• Classic Apple pie dish
• Beef empanadas dish
• Cannoli dish
• Advanced Cannoli dish
• Classic Cannoli dish
• Chicken pot pie dish
• Jamaican patty dish
• Lemon meringue pie dish
• Pecan pie dish
• Quiche Lorraine dish
• Classic Quiche Lorraine dish
• Samosa dish
• Advanced Samosa dish
• Classic Samosa dish
• Tarte Tatin dish
• Tequeños dish

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