Cocoa shortcrust pastry with re-milled durum wheat semolina for cookies and tarts, as good as the shortcrust pastry with durum semolina but chocolate-flavored.
I have to tell you the truth: we were still in the pandemic and surely that terrible spring of 2020 will remain impressed in my mind forever, but I really hope it will simply remain a distant, sad and simple memory for all of us…
Back to quarantine: when we were in full lockdown, at one point I ran out of 00 flour and I had to make chocolate cookies for my children — do you know what I did?
I tried making them with re-milled durum wheat semolina and they turned out wonderfully: delicate, crumbly but with a pleasant rustic note.
While I was kneading I thought I would never post this recipe on the blog, but as I worked the texture thrilled me and in the end I decided I would never give up this delicious version of shortcrust pastry made with durum semolina!
I leave you the recipe — try it, you never know if you ran out of 00 flour too 😉 And if you want to stay updated on all my recipes you can follow my Facebook page (here) and my Instagram profile (here)!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: about 1.5 lb (about 700 g)
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 cups re-milled durum wheat semolina
- 3/4 cup + 2 tsp (about 6.3 oz) butter
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp (about 4.6 oz) powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup (4 tbsp) (about 1.1 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 egg
- 1 packet vanillin (vanilla powder)
- salt
Cocoa shortcrust pastry with re-milled semolina.
On a work surface, make a well with the flour, add all the ingredients and gradually combine until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough.
Let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and then use it to prepare tarts and cookies.
Let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and then use it to shape tarts and cookies.
Notes
You can keep the shortcrust pastry in the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap, for 2 days; otherwise freeze it and thaw it in the fridge when you need it.
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