shortcrust pastry

/ ˈʃɔːtˌkrʌst /

noun

1. a basic type of pastry that is made with half the quantity of fat to flour, and has a crisp but crumbly texture Also calledshort pastry

Example Sentences

A simple potato and mushroom pie with ready-made shortcrust pastry is easy and flexible to your tastes.

From BBC

You just blind bake sweet shortcrust pastry in a pie tin until it’s a deep golden colour.

From The Guardian

For those looking to stand on safer ground, Lee makes a shortcrust pastry with 300g butter to 500g flour, plus egg and milk.

From The Guardian

It also contains a handy recipe-within-a-recipe, for an incredibly useful no-roll shortcrust pastry: you just press the mixture into the tin with the base of a cup.

From The Guardian

Following the recipe as stated, I make an egg-enriched, all-butter shortcrust pastry.

From The Guardian