Cheese Pastry Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 4 Tablespoon | |
| 1/2 cup sharp or very sharp grated Cheddar cheese | ||
| Egg yolk | 1 | |
| Cold water | 3 Teaspoon | |
| Salt and cayenne pepper | ||
| Salt and cayenne pepper | ||
Directions
MAKING
1. Into a large mixing bowl or basin, sift the flour with a pinch of salt and cayenne..
2. Cut the butter or margarine into small cubes and cut into the flour, with two palette knives or rub into the flour with your fingertips, until the mixture gets a crumb like texture.
3. Stir in the cheese.
4. Add egg yolk and blend into the flour mixture with a fork.
5. Add a little cold water to bind into a dough.
6. Shape into a ball, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour or until required.
7. Use the dough as required and bake in a preheated oven until golden.
SERVING
8. This pastry dough can be used to make savoury pie crust or shells, quiche shells or biscuits.
1. Into a large mixing bowl or basin, sift the flour with a pinch of salt and cayenne..
2. Cut the butter or margarine into small cubes and cut into the flour, with two palette knives or rub into the flour with your fingertips, until the mixture gets a crumb like texture.
3. Stir in the cheese.
4. Add egg yolk and blend into the flour mixture with a fork.
5. Add a little cold water to bind into a dough.
6. Shape into a ball, cover with cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour or until required.
7. Use the dough as required and bake in a preheated oven until golden.
SERVING
8. This pastry dough can be used to make savoury pie crust or shells, quiche shells or biscuits.
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