Baking · Finnish
Shortcrust Pastry
A versatile and easy basic recipe that you can use to make both sweet pie crusts and customizable cookies.
Smarrig KitchenMachine-translated, original language: Suomi.
Method
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The dough makes about 60 cookies or 2 pie crusts (approx. ø 22 cm each).
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If you are making cookies, add the baking powder to the flour and, if desired, another 1/4 dl of sugar. Various types of cookies can be made from the basic dough by adding different flavorings. You do not need baking powder for a pie crust.
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Rub the butter, sugar, salt, and flour (+ baking powder) together in a bowl with your fingertips. Add the egg. Alternatively, you can first cream the room-temperature butter with the sugar, then add the other ingredients.
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If using the dough for a pie crust, you can press it into a pie dish immediately after preparation. If making sliced cookies, place the dough in the fridge for a moment, which makes it easier to shape into a log and slice.
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Baking instructions for shortcrust pastry depend on how the dough is used. Cookies are baked in the upper part of the oven at 225 - 250 °C. A pie crust can either be pre-baked before adding the filling, or baked with the filling in the lower/middle part of the oven at 200 °C. The baking time depends on the thickness of the dough, and in the case of pies, also on the amount of filling and the material of the dish. Baking instructions are given using conventional oven settings.