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how to make a pastry case

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June 22, 2008

Ingredients

Icing Sugar 75 G (3 OZ)
Butter 175 G (6OZ)
Egg yolk 3
Plain Flour 250g (9oz)

Method

Cream butter and sugar together
Carefully add egg yolks slowly and beat
Add all the flour again beat. Put the mixture in the chill compartment of fridge for 1 hour.
After one hour roll out the pastry and line the base of the flan case. Prick the pastry case all over. Line with the some rice or dried bean (pastry case will not rise then) . Put the pastry in oven to bake . Bake for 20 min.. Remove the rice/bean after 16 minutes. Again place in oven to get crispy pastry.

Serving suggestion

Serve with custard filling, jam etc

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