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Hot Water Crust Pastry

Hot Water Crust Pastry — a recipe, 4 ingredients.

contains gluten

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Ingredients

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  • 170 g (6 oz) flour
  • 170 ml (6 fl oz) water
  • 85 g (3 oz) lard
  • 1 pinch salt

Steps

  1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre.
  2. Place the water and lard into a saucepan over low heat. When the lard has melted, bring to a boil.
  3. Pour the mixture into the centre of the flour.
  4. Working very quickly, mix with a wooden spoon.
  5. Knead briefly with hands to produce a smooth dough.
  6. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
  7. Place the water and lard into a saucepan over low heat. When the lard has melted, bring to a boil.
  8. Quickly pour the flour into the saucepan.
  9. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon. It will form a smooth dough in seconds

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0