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shortcrust pastry

British

/ ˈʃɔːtˌkrʌst /

noun

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

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Here to break down all the do’s and don’ts of making shortcrust pastry is Bridget Vickers, senior chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education’s Los Angeles campus.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

This year, as I prepare for my annual quiche indulgence, I’m challenging myself to make homemade shortcrust pastry.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2023

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

From The Guardian • Dec. 11, 2019

The shortcrust pastry of the bottom part forms a lip where it meets the upper half, which rises domelike from the cereal-bowl-shaped base, and looks as though it were composed of volcanic ash.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 4, 2016

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