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How to make Shortcrust Pastry for pies | Jamie Oliver


hi foodtubers I’m going to show you how

hi foodtubers I’m going to show you how to make the perfect pie pastry from

to make the perfect pie pastry from

to make the perfect pie pastry from scratch give it a twist and store it up

scratch give it a twist and store it up

scratch give it a twist and store it up for when you need it next okay beautiful

for when you need it next okay beautiful

for when you need it next okay beautiful pastry the old school rule is half fat

pastry the old school rule is half fat

pastry the old school rule is half fat to flour so we’ve got 600 grams of flour

to flour so we’ve got 600 grams of flour

to flour so we’ve got 600 grams of flour here plain flour you can sift it if you

here plain flour you can sift it if you

here plain flour you can sift it if you like a nice little pinch of salt goes in

like a nice little pinch of salt goes in

like a nice little pinch of salt goes in just to get a little bit of seasoning

just to get a little bit of seasoning

just to get a little bit of seasoning happening there of course the classic in

happening there of course the classic in

happening there of course the classic in the old pies would be to use lard or

the old pies would be to use lard or

the old pies would be to use lard or butter I’m using butter which is

butter I’m using butter which is

butter I’m using butter which is brilliant it’s nice and it’s sweet and

brilliant it’s nice and it’s sweet and

brilliant it’s nice and it’s sweet and gives wonderful color to pastry so got

gives wonderful color to pastry so got

gives wonderful color to pastry so got 150 grams of butter going in and then to

150 grams of butter going in and then to

150 grams of butter going in and then to make the fat half fat to flour I’m going

make the fat half fat to flour I’m going

make the fat half fat to flour I’m going 150 grams of cheddar cheese just bust it

150 grams of cheddar cheese just bust it

150 grams of cheddar cheese just bust it up in your hand you can grate it if you

up in your hand you can grate it if you

up in your hand you can grate it if you like right but the whole point of this

like right but the whole point of this

like right but the whole point of this is we have a beautiful golden rich sweet

is we have a beautiful golden rich sweet

is we have a beautiful golden rich sweet crumbly pastry right but with this

crumbly pastry right but with this

crumbly pastry right but with this wonderful little nuggets of cheese just

wonderful little nuggets of cheese just

wonderful little nuggets of cheese just melting in there okay so we’re going to

melting in there okay so we’re going to

melting in there okay so we’re going to use the rubbing in method so just with

use the rubbing in method so just with

use the rubbing in method so just with your thumb and forefingers just

your thumb and forefingers just

your thumb and forefingers just literally spend a couple of minutes just

literally spend a couple of minutes just

literally spend a couple of minutes just doing this you know if we’re going to

doing this you know if we’re going to

doing this you know if we’re going to make our own pastry do it by hand

make our own pastry do it by hand

make our own pastry do it by hand because you get that amazing crumble and

because you get that amazing crumble and

because you get that amazing crumble and that amazing flake that you simply can’t

that amazing flake that you simply can’t

that amazing flake that you simply can’t replicate by factory made pastry yes you

replicate by factory made pastry yes you

replicate by factory made pastry yes you can go and buy shortcrust pastry from

can go and buy shortcrust pastry from

can go and buy shortcrust pastry from the supermarket it will be very good

the supermarket it will be very good

the supermarket it will be very good this is amazing you can actually make it

this is amazing you can actually make it

this is amazing you can actually make it in a food processor and just pulse it

in a food processor and just pulse it

in a food processor and just pulse it it’ll be very good but it won’t be as

it’ll be very good but it won’t be as

it’ll be very good but it won’t be as good as this just two minutes rubbing

good as this just two minutes rubbing

good as this just two minutes rubbing this flour together can you see how the

this flour together can you see how the

this flour together can you see how the flowers gone from being chalky white to

flowers gone from being chalky white to

flowers gone from being chalky white to a sort of yellowy color it’s a little

a sort of yellowy color it’s a little

a sort of yellowy color it’s a little bit heavier now once you’ve rubbed it in

bit heavier now once you’ve rubbed it in

bit heavier now once you’ve rubbed it in like this I’m going to add about 250

like this I’m going to add about 250

like this I’m going to add about 250 grams of cold water mix it around we

grams of cold water mix it around we

grams of cold water mix it around we really don’t want to overwork this this

really don’t want to overwork this this

really don’t want to overwork this this recipe is about going back to roots a

recipe is about going back to roots a

recipe is about going back to roots a little bit of love care and attention

little bit of love care and attention

little bit of love care and attention also it’s about kind of under kneading

also it’s about kind of under kneading

also it’s about kind of under kneading it you know you always think you’ve got

it you know you always think you’ve got

it you know you always think you’ve got to knead it like bread don’t we want to

to knead it like bread don’t we want to

to knead it like bread don’t we want to literally just push the dough see what

literally just push the dough see what

literally just push the dough see what I’m doing I’m just packing it and

I’m doing I’m just packing it and

I’m doing I’m just packing it and pressing it together to make this

pressing it together to make this

pressing it together to make this because you don’t want to work the

because you don’t want to work the

because you don’t want to work the gluten in the flour that makes it

gluten in the flour that makes it

gluten in the flour that makes it elastic and that makes it hard and a

elastic and that makes it hard and a

elastic and that makes it hard and a little bit like eating the bottom of

little bit like eating the bottom of

little bit like eating the bottom of your shoes okay so we want to just push

your shoes okay so we want to just push

your shoes okay so we want to just push it together

it together

it together and that’s the key so look guys I’ve

and that’s the key so look guys I’ve

and that’s the key so look guys I’ve just pretty much pressed that pastry

just pretty much pressed that pastry

just pretty much pressed that pastry together that’s what it looks like

together that’s what it looks like

together that’s what it looks like beautiful I want to wrap that in cling

beautiful I want to wrap that in cling

beautiful I want to wrap that in cling film and leave it in the fridge for half

film and leave it in the fridge for half

film and leave it in the fridge for half an hour if you want to see where this

an hour if you want to see where this

an hour if you want to see where this pastry ends up and click the link and

pastry ends up and click the link and

pastry ends up and click the link and take a look at my beautiful Ozzie meat

take a look at my beautiful Ozzie meat

take a look at my beautiful Ozzie meat pie right now go and have a look

quite as much as I do is there anybody

quite as much as I do is there anybody out there

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