Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Tante Lisel's Pastry Crust

Here is the best pastry dough recipe that I've tried. Tante Lisel gave it to me and I have used it since. It is a foolproof recipe. It is called ,,Murbteig mit Hefe" Shortcurst pastry with yeast. The filling can be apricots, plums, cheese and the list can be endless. But the base pastry is the same. I usually make a huge batch and divide them into smaller portions and freeze them. They freeze well. Just remove them from the freezer and thaw them to room temperature before using them.Pastry dough for 5 portions
1 kg flour1 packet of fresh yeast (40gm)
300 gm butter - cold and cut into small pieces
6 tbsp sugar
3 eggs
6-8 tbsp milk

Method:1) Warm the milk and add 2 tbsp sugar, fresh yeast and 2 tbsp flour. Combine them and allow them to get activated.2) Measure all the other ingredients into a big bowl and mix the yeast mixture in.
3) Mix them well but do not overwork the dough.
4) Divide them into 5 equal (345 gm) portions and wrap them with some cling-wrap and freeze them.

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