Making pastry

McKneff

So you only have quarter fat to flour then.
So its scone mix and not pastry.

If scone mix roll some mixed fruit into it and just cut scones out or as
CCP says, you could do cobbler (damn good idea that cCP)

pennysweet

Hi

Thanks for your answers.
I don't think a cobbler would work. What I have is 8oz plain flour, 4oz butter, salt and milk binding it all together.
I was making pastry up to the point of adding the liquid then for some bizarre reason I added milk instead of water:o

Tish_P

If the only difference is milk instead of water, and it's no wetter than usual, it should be fine to use. It might brown slightly more readily than ordinary pastry when the sugars in the milk caramelise but you're probably not going to notice the difference at all.

pennysweet

Hi

Thanks for your answer.
I will make the pie and keep a close eye on it as it cooks.:)
I will report back on how it turns out, just incase anyone else makes this same mistake.

DianneB

A friend of mine always mixes her pastry with milk and it's lovely, keep meaning to try it myself.

pennysweet

Just a quick note to confirm what DianneB said; the pastry turned out fine, infact it was probably a little nicer that usual:)

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Pastry needs grans delicate fingers to make.

Failing that, I gots her recipe.

8oz Plain flour
2oz Lard
2oz Echo margarine

Rub with fingers
Splash of water

Get on with it.


And to make it ruff, just do as BoP does, add sweat.

zippychick

how did it turn out? ive merged this with our making pastry thread

Zip

meritaten

I was making a cherry pie the other day and co-incidentally I watched a cookery show and the 'chef' insisted you had to let shortcrust pastry rest in the fridge for half an hour.
I never do this - I was taught to use cold ingredients and handle as little as possible (I don't use a food processor to make pastry either - its 'hand made'!).
my nan never did it, my cookery teacher never did it and I don't do it - and my pastry is legendary in my family! (sorry to brag).
Do you?

pigpen

no.. I'm too lazy. I just want it done soon and if I get to 'resting' stuff it might be there 3 days