What Is Shortcrust pastry and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with shortcrust pastry? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 7 recipes to put it to work.

Recipes using shortcrust pastry

There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Pastai Persli (Parsley Pie) Welsh

Pastai Persli is a traditional Welsh parsley pie with bacon in a shortcrust pastry shell filled with an egg and milk custard. A savory, herb-forward British pie that's simple and satisfying.

Ipswich Lemon Pie(English)

Ipswich lemon pie, a traditional English custard tart with lemon juice, zest, butter, and eggs in shortcrust pastry. A simple, elegant British dessert served hot or cold.

Fnllyn Bara Lawr Ae Oen Cymreig Alewn Crwstyn

Welsh lamb loin wrapped in pastry with a laverbread and mushroom stuffing. A traditional Welsh showpiece roast bringing seaweed, herbs, and tender lamb into one golden crust.

Honey & Lemon Cheesecake

British-style honey lemon cheesecake with curd cheese, sultanas, and a lattice pastry top baked in a shortcrust flan case. A light, European cheesecake with no refined sugar.

Ham & egg quiche

Ham and egg quiche in a crisp blind-baked shortcrust shell, with a creamy ham filling and whole eggs cracked on top so the yolks bake into golden domes. An easy brunch or lunch bake.

A Grete Pye

No Christmas feast in medieval times was complete without a 'grete pye'. In some recipes, it could contain many varied meats, but quite often only two or three different kinds were suggested; change the meats suggested here if you wish.

Chicken & Leek Pie (Irish)

Chicken and leek pie is a traditional Irish supper layered with ham, leeks, mace, and stock under shortcrust pastry. Hot cream poured in through the steam hole at the end sets to a soft jelly when cold.

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