Pastry

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain flour
• 125g butter
• approx 1/2 cup cold water

Method

• Sift flour and butter until resembles breadcrumbs.
• Slowly add water until reach desired consistency (holds together easily but avoid getting very sticky).
• Wrap in glad-wrap and rest in fridge for 1/2 hour.
• Use approximately 2/3 mixture for base, 1/3 for cover of a pie/flan dish recipe.
• When rolling out, roll between two sheets of grease-proof paper (eg glad-bake).

Source

The Perfect Cookbook