shortcrust
Crumbly pastry type
Shortcrust is a type of pastry made with flour, fat, and minimal water, producing a crumbly, tender texture rather than flaky layers.
The "short" refers to the high fat content that shortens gluten strands.
It forms the base for pies, tarts, and quiches: a shortcrust pastry shell, blind-bake the shortcrust before adding the filling.
Custard pie, often cheesy
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
- flanCaramel-glazed baked custard
- tartletSmall pastry shell
pasty · empanada · galette · vol-au-vent · samosa · jalousie · turnover · pot pie
crumbly
Prone to fragmenting
buttery · rich · delicate · brittle · sandy · light · firm · golden · biscuity · snap
quiche
Custard pie, often cheesy
tartlet · pasty · empanada · galette · vol-au-vent · samosa · jalousie · turnover · pot pie · meat pie
flour
Milled grain powder
dough · prebake · crimp · knead · resting · sift · mixing · pinch · parchment paper · food processor
sweet
Tasting of sugar
- savouryPleasantly salty or spiced
- wholemealUsing entire grain
- gluten-freeContaining no wheat protein
- bakerybread, cake, cookie, muffins, donuts
- crustspie crust, pizza crust, flaky crust, crispy crust, single crust
- pie techniquesblind baking, par-baking, pre-baking, crimping, fluting
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- baking ingredientsflour, wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, butter
- doughspizza dough, pie dough, cookie dough, puff pastry, brioche dough
shortcrustpuff pastry
Laminated dough with layers
laminated dough · filo · phyllo · flaky pastry · pâte feuilletée
- shortcrust pastryCrumbly baked pie shell