The spiced shortcrust pastry, delicious and very fragrant. In fact, I am sure that, as always happens to me, during its baking you too will be amazed by the aroma of spices, such as cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, an aroma that will pervade the whole house, and you’ll think: is it Christmas already! This shortcrust pastry is perfect for making Christmas spiced cookies or the spiced tart. Additionally, we can make it all by hand, leaving it in the fridge for at least a couple of hours before using it, this is to blend the present aromas together and make it more elastic.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economic
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 391.91 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 63.77 (g) of which sugars 30.69 (g)
- Proteins 6.31 (g)
- Fat 13.97 (g) of which saturated 8.74 (g)of which unsaturated 4.93 (g)
- Fibers 1.25 (g)
- Sodium 117.45 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Spiced Shortcrust Pastry
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (cold)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup wildflower honey
- 2 pinches nutmeg
- 2 pinches ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch baking soda
You will need
- 1 Bowl
Preparing the Spiced Shortcrust Pastry
In a large bowl, put the flour, sugar, salt, spices, baking soda, and cold butter cut into pieces, and work with your hands to make the dough crumbly. Add honey and the egg, continue to work it with your hands, compacting it and forming a nice dough ball.
The spiced shortcrust pastry is ready: wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for a couple of hours before using it. The fridge rest is essential to make it more elastic and to blend all the spicy aromas that make it special. After the time has passed, take it out of the fridge, roll it out on the work surface ready to start making lots of cookies or a wonderful tart.
Storage
You can store it in the fridge for a couple of days, wrapped in food wrap, or you can freeze it for a few months.
You can store it in the fridge for a couple of days, wrapped in food wrap, or you can freeze it for a few months.
