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Almond Shortcrust Pastry Recipe

By Recipes4us

Vegï¿½CDï¿½CBF 10mins

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An alternative to ordinary shortcrust pastry which is particularly good when used with apple or pear desserts

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Yield: Makes approx. 225g/8oz

Total time 10 mins

Keywords:ï¿½ Cold Vegetarian Nuts Pastries Baked Fayre Teatime

Ingredients

50g/2oz Ground Almonds
100g/4oz Plain Flour
25g/1oz Caster sugar
A pinch of Salt
50g/2oz Butter
1 tbsp Clear Honey
1 Egg Yolk
Almond Essence

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Instructions

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1. Mix togetherï¿½ the ground almonds, flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl.

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2. Make a well in the middle and put in the butter, honey, egg yolk and almond essence then using a knife start mixing the ingredients until they start to come together to form a dough.

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3. Knead until smooth.

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3. Wrap the pastry in clingfilm and rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before rolling out.

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Tips, Options and Substitutions

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This pastry works very well when substituted for ordinary sweet shortcrust pastry in desserts where apples and pears are used.

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Main Equipment required to make this recipe

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	Large mixing bowl
	A large knife
	Clingfilm

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Key techniques required to make this recipe

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To Knead - A rhythmic action in dough making whereby one end of the dough is secured by the heel of one hand and stretched away, then pulled back over the top.

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