shortcrust pastry??

tickb26

can you use shortcrust pastry with fruit or is it just savrey things.

Hapless_2

You can use shortcrust for most stuff, I use it for sweet and savoury.

tickb26

thanks hapless.

razra

I always use shortcrust pastry whenever a dish/recipe needs pastry as its the only sort I can make lol

I add a bit of sugar to the breadcrumb stage if its going to be used for a sweet dish, and leave this out if its for a savoury dish

babyblooz

It's nice to sprinkle in a little icing sugar if you are making a sweet dish. It sort of mixes in without having that gritty look.

janeym8

i found a pkt of ready made shortcrust pastry in the freezer yesterday so used it today
1-as the topping on steak pie-we normally use puff pastry and it was good-kids preferred it

2-the leftover bits i cut out into small rounds and as i had rolled it very thin it made a sort of biscuit which we had with strawberries and ice cream for dessert

i dont know why i bought it in the first place but it was lovely today


janey xxx

chiefpossession

I add about an ounce of self raising flour as well as some sugar to the sweet version - it make a great 'top' for a pie!

tickb26

thank you all for your in put i was going to make a apple pie but LO wasnt very well so didn't do it in the end but will keep it in mind for next time.

Queenie

tickb26 wrote: »

can you use shortcrust pastry with fruit or is it just savrey things.

Apple pie, cherry pie, jam tarts, lemon curd tarts, mince pies - all sorts of scrummy things
You don't *have* to add any sugar or sweetening to the shortcrust pastry when using it for "sweet" things, the fruits will add the sweetness without the need to add extra

Mrs_Wossinge

I learned to make pastry this week, too. I fear it may not be good for the waistlines of the Wossinge household, but think it'll come in useful for using up leftovers - what could be more old-style?!

Gingham_Ribbon

You can add grated cheese to it too. My mum used to make a sweet pie out of oats and cheese that was delicious.

I have only used shortcrust pastry for one sweet thing and that is jam tarts. I don't add sugar to the pastry.