Sweet Pastry Case (Fruit Flan)
A delicious sweet pastry case perfect for fruit flans and other desserts.
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- •2 cups Flour
- •1/2 cup Icing sugarAlso known as powdered sugar
- •1 tbsp Orange zest
- •1/4 tsp Salt(optional)Skip if using salted butter
- •1 cup ButterCold
- •1 EggBeaten
- 1
Add flour to a food processor or mix by hand.
1 min
- 2
Add icing sugar and orange zest to the flour.
1 min
- 3
Add salt if using unsalted butter.
0 min
- 4
Add cold butter and pulse until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
1 min
- 5
Drizzle in beaten egg until dough forms.
1 min
- 6
Shape dough into a puck, wrap in cling film, and chill for at least 15 minutes.
15 min
- 7
Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F).
5 min
- 8
Roll out dough to fit a 23 cm flan tin.
5 min
- 9
Place dough in tin, trim excess, and dock with a fork.
2 min
- 10
Bake for 25 minutes.
25 min
- 11
Apply egg wash to hot pastry case to seal.
5 min
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