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title: Shortcrust pastry
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tags: ['baking', 'basic', 'dough', 'sweet']
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date: 2025-09-25
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author: "pestanzul"
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---
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Shortcrust pastry is the base recipe for many baked sweets.
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The ingredients below are roughly enough for an 8 slices [crostata](/crostata), but servings are reduced if the dough is used alone (e. g. for biscuits).
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- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
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- 🍽️ Servings: 8
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## Ingredients
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- 500 g flour
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- 250 g butter
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- 150 g powdered sugar
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- 2 eggs
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## Directions
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1. Cut the butter in slices, put it in a large bowl and leave it at room temperature until it's easy to knead.
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2. Add the powdered sugar and knead until uniform.
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From now on, pay attention to knead fast enough so that the butter doesn't melt.
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If it does, place the dough in the fridge for 15-30 minutes before going on.
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3. Add the eggs and knead.
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It's not necessary that the dough is perfectly uniform.
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4. Add all the flour and knead.
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Don't knead too much after adding the flour, or the dough won't reach its typical crumbliness.
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The dough is ready when it's uniform and the surface cracks when you bend it.
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5. Roll out the dough on baking paper.
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Don't make it too thin: it's not supposed to rise, so it would burn during cooking.
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6. Keep in the fridge for 15-30 minutes before use.
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