Shortcrust Pastry Recipe
You can easily make shortcrust pastry at home! This dough is perfect for baking delicious cookies or cake bases. You only need a few ingredients. The best part is that you can measure everything with cups, without needing a scale. This makes baking super easy and really fun!
What you'll need
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Butter, 175g
- 1 packet baking powder
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- Baking paper
- Baking tray
- Rolling pin
- 2 eggs
- Bowl
- Plastic wrap
- 3 cups flour
How it works
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Take a large bowl and mix three cups of flour with one packet of baking powder and one packet of vanilla sugar.
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Now add one cup of soft butter pieces to the flour. This is about two-thirds of a butter block, so roughly 175 grams.
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Add half a cup of sugar and two eggs.
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Knead everything until you have a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the fridge for half an hour. And your dough for rolling out and baking cookies is ready! Super easy and super delicious!
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Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Not too thin and not too thick – about half a centimeter. Take your cookie cutters and gently press them into the dough. Carefully lift the cookies out and place them on the baking tray lined with baking paper.
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An adult needs to help you preheat the oven to 180 degrees (fan). Then they will place the baking tray in the oven. The cookies will bake for about 10-12 minutes. Check with an adult until they are nice and golden brown. But only an adult should take them out of the oven.
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Wait until the cookies cool down before touching them. They are hot! If you want, you can decorate the cookies with icing and sprinkles. But only once they are cold. Now you can enjoy your delicious cookies! Great job!
What kids learn from this
- Independence in the kitchen
