Easy Keto Shortcrust Pastry Recipe: UK Ingredients. This is one of our favourite pastry recipes and in this video, we use it as a base for a lovely cheese & tomato quiche. Show more.
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Learn how to make perfect shortcrust pastry every time with our easy recipe. For best results, make sure the butter is cold Sift 225g plain flour into a large bowl, add 100g diced butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in a pinch of salt, then add 2-3 tbsp water and mix to a firm dough.
How to make a flaky low carb pie crust: Add dry ingredients to a food processor and pulse to mix. Add cold cubes of butter and pulse until it resembles small peas. Add egg white and water mixture and pulse until it comes together. Wrap and refrigerate. Roll into a circle and place in freezer for a few minutes.
As a reminder, Almond Flour is healthy, but Almond Flour shortcrust pastry contains a lot of calories and good fats. Almond flour is also gluten-free. Shortcrust is a dough with a high content of fat and flour to a low liquid content. Due to the low liquid content, this dough has a sandy structure.
Stir in a pinch of salt, then add 2-3 tbsp water and mix to a firm dough. Knead the dough briefly and gently on a floured surface. Wrap in cling film and chill while preparing the filling. To make more or less, remember the proportions - half fat to flour - and don't add too much water or the pastry will be hard.