Shortbread dough

Shortbread dough is the most popular type of dough for home baking, which is distinguished by its tenderness and crumbliness. The dough is mixed with flour, fat and liquid. There is a lot of fat (butter and margarine) in the dough, as it ensures the fragility and crumbliness of baked goods. Liquid ingredients for the dough are taken in the form of eggs, dairy products or fruit juice.

Shortcrust pastry for pie - a classic recipe at home

The classic recipe for making shortcrust pastry is simple and the set of ingredients is small. For a successful crumbly dough, some points are important: using high-quality butter, sifting the flour, quickly kneading, preferably using a device, and cooling the dough before baking. The amount of sugar is determined by the intended filling: salty or sweet, and the amount of other ingredients does not need to be changed. In this recipe, we knead the shortbread dough by hand.

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   How to make classic shortcrust pastry for a pie at home? To knead the dough for this recipe, the butter is kept at room temperature in advance so that it is soft. To enrich with oxygen, flour is sifted through a sieve directly into a bowl for kneading dough.
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   A pinch of salt, soda and sugar are poured into the flour, depending on the intended filling for the pie. Dry ingredients are mixed well.
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   Softened butter is added to the flour. The classic version allows you to replace it with margarine.
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   Grind the flour and butter with your hands until they form fine crumbs.
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   A chicken egg is broken into this mass and the dough is kneaded. There is no need to knead this dough for a long time, just so that it does not stick to your palms.
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   The kneaded dough is rolled into a bun.
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   Then it is wrapped in cling film and placed in the refrigerator for 40–50 minutes. After this time, the shortbread dough is rolled out and a pie with the selected filling is formed from it. Delicious and successful baking!

How to prepare shortbread dough with cottage cheese?

Shortcrust pastry with the addition of cottage cheese is distinguished from its analogues by its delicate crumbly texture, pliability, and a pleasure to work with. Not only pies with various fillings are baked from this dough, but also other confectionery products. For a good test, high quality starting products are important. Any cottage cheese is suitable, but preferably pureed. Knead the dough using kitchen devices.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 500 gr.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 250 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Cottage cheese – 150 gr.
• Soda – ½ tsp.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

Step 1.The ingredients for kneading the dough are measured in the quantities specified in the recipe.

Step 2. Butter (no need to freeze or melt) is cut into small pieces and placed in the bowl of a blender or food processor with a knife attachment.

Step 3. Cottage cheese of any fat content is added to the butter, but rubbed through a sieve or crushed with a blender, otherwise hard grains will remain in the dough.

Step 4. Then wheat flour is sifted into a bowl through a thick sieve.

Step 5. Next, add sugar, baking soda and a pinch of salt.

Step 6. The bowl is tightly closed with a lid and placed on the food processor.

Step 7. At medium speed, quickly knead the dough until smooth and homogeneous. The shortbread dough is ready to be formed into a pie. A pie made from such dough will be soft when stored in a bag, and crumbly when stored in air. Happy and delicious baking!

Homemade shortbread cookie dough

The cookies are called shortbread cookies for their crumbly, sandy texture, and this dessert is loved by both children and adults. The ingredients for it are simple and affordable, it is easy to prepare and stores well for a long time without losing its taste, it even becomes even more crumbly. In this recipe, we knead the dough with butter and flavor it with citrus zest.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 2 tbsp.
• Butter – 120 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 6 tbsp.
• Soda – 1 pinch.
• Orange zest – 1 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The ingredients for kneading the dough are measured in the quantities specified in the recipe.

Step 2. Sugar is poured into a bowl for kneading dough and one chicken egg is broken into it. Using a whisk, lightly beat the egg and sugar.

Step 3.In this recipe, the dough is kneaded by hand, so the butter for it is taken at room temperature. It is cut into small pieces and transferred to the egg-sugar mixture.

Step 4. Then knead the butter thoroughly with a fork and mix well with the liquid mixture.

Step 5. Dry orange zest is crushed into crumbs using a regular mortar.

Step 6. Wheat flour is sifted through a sieve into another bowl. A pinch of soda and zest powder are added to it. These dry ingredients are mixed.

Step 7. The flour mixture is poured into the egg-butter mixture in portions and the dough is kneaded until smooth.

Step 8. The kneaded dough is ready to form cookies.

Step 9. It is rolled out into a thin sheet and cut into shapes of any shape.

Step 10. The formed cookies are transferred to a baking sheet lined with paper and baked in the oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.

Step 11. The baked shortbread cookies are cooled slightly and served with tea. Bon appetit!

A simple recipe for shortcrust pastry with margarine

Margarine, like butter, makes shortbread dough crumbly and no less tender and soft, but its quality cannot be neglected. The classic recipe for such a dough calls for one part margarine to 1.5–2 parts flour. You need to work quickly with margarine dough, otherwise it will melt and the baked goods will not be crumbly. The dough is kneaded either by hand or using kitchen devices.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 700 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 400 gr.
• Margarine – 200 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 chip.

Cooking process:

Step 1.The beginning of preparing the dough is standard - all ingredients are measured according to the quantities specified in the recipe. Margarine is frozen in advance.

Step 2. Frozen margarine cut into small pieces is transferred to the mixing bowl.

Step 3. The flour is sifted through a sieve, mixed with a pinch of salt, sugar and soda. This mixture is poured into chopped margarine.

Step 4. Then these ingredients are chopped with a knife. The crumble can be prepared using a food processor or mixer.

Step 5. The result is a dough in the form of small, uniform crumbs, which mainly determines the friability of the baked goods.

Step 6. Then one chicken egg is broken into the resulting crumbs.

Step 7. The crumbs and eggs are mixed first in a bowl, and then transferred to a floured countertop and kneading quickly, so that the margarine does not begin to melt, is completed with your hands.

Step 8. The kneaded dough is rolled into a bun.

Step 9. Then it is wrapped in a bag or cling film and placed in the refrigerator or freezer for at least half an hour. After this time, the shortbread dough is ready for use. This dough tolerates freezing well for a long time, so it can be frozen in reserve. Happy and delicious baking!

Shortbread dough with butter

The recipe for making shortcrust pastry, as an excellent basis for various baked goods at home, should be in the arsenal of every housewife. Its main ingredients, which create the crumbly effect, are flour and butter, and their ideal ratio is 2:1. This dough is considered universal and can be used with any filling. In this recipe, we knead the dough in cold butter.

Cooking time: 45 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 800 gr.test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 500 gr.
• Butter – 250 gr.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Soda – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 pinch.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The ingredients specified in the recipe are measured in the required quantities. The egg and butter are taken cold.

Step 2. Cooled, but not frozen, butter is cut into small pieces.

Step 3. Then the butter is transferred to a bowl for kneading the dough. Wheat flour is poured into it through a sieve.

Step 4. These ingredients are chopped into fine crumbs with a knife, and sugar, salt and soda are poured into them.

Step 5. One egg is broken into the middle of the resulting crumbs.

Step 6. Mix the crumbs with the egg with a knife or fork to evenly distribute the egg throughout the flour mass.

Step 7. Then use your hand to quickly knead the dough from the edge to the middle. You don't need to knead it for a long time.

Step 8. The kneaded dough is rolled into a ball, placed in a bag and placed in the refrigerator for at least half an hour. It keeps well in the cold for 2 days and you can even freeze this dough for future use. After 30 minutes, you can roll out the dough and start forming the baked goods, only the rolling pin and board should be cold. Happy and delicious baking!

Step-by-step recipe for shortbread dough with sour cream

There is a good option for kneading shortcrust pastry, in which part of the butter is replaced with sour cream. Baking made with this dough is less flaky, but very crumbly and remains soft for a long time. We knead the dough with a food processor, which is more convenient and faster than grinding cold ingredients by hand. The higher the quality of flour, sour cream and butter, the tastier your baked goods will be. Shortbread dough with sour cream tolerates freezing well.

Cooking time: 35 minutes.

Cooking time: 5 minutes.

Servings: 500 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 250 gr.
• Butter – 150 gr.
• Sour cream – 75 gr.
• Baking powder – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Products for kneading dough are prepared in the ratio specified in the recipe. Sour cream and butter should only be taken cold.

Step 2. Cut the butter into small pieces and transfer it to the bowl of a food processor.

Step 3. Sour cream of any fat content is poured into the butter.

Step 4. Wheat flour is sifted through a sieve, mixed with baking powder, and this mixture is poured into a bowl. At this stage, various additives are added to the dough, if desired: vanilla, cinnamon, nuts, etc.

Step 5. The bowl is placed on the food processor and closed with a lid. At medium speed and for a minute, the elastic dough is kneaded.

Step 6. Then the kneaded dough is rolled into a ball, placed in a bag and placed in the refrigerator for half an hour. After this time, the dough can be used to form the intended pastry with any filling or just cookies. Happy and delicious baking!

Homemade shortbread dough with kefir

Kefir makes shortbread dough especially pliable and baked goods with it have a subtle taste. The plasticity of this dough allows you to roll any rolls and form various figures. For dough with kefir, as for any shortbread dough, chilled ingredients and even flour, the order of laying and following the proportions of products are important. Shortbread kefir dough is kneaded for baking with berry or fruit filling.

Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Servings: 800 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 400 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Kefir – 200 ml.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• Soda – 1/3 tsp.
• Salt – 1 chip.

Cooking process:

Step 1.At the beginning of work, the quantity of products specified in the recipe for kneading the dough is measured.

Step 2. The butter is briefly frozen in advance, then crushed on a coarse grater and placed in a separate bowl. Wheat flour is sifted through a sieve and poured into the grated butter. Grind the flour and butter by hand until they form fine crumbs.

Step 3. Kefir is poured into another bowl. A chicken egg is broken into it, sugar, soda and a pinch of salt are poured in. These ingredients are mixed with a whisk into a homogeneous mass.

Step 4. Flour crumbs are poured into the prepared liquid mass and the dough is quickly kneaded. There is no need to knead it for a long time. The kneaded dough is rolled into a bun, wrapped in cling film and placed in the refrigerator for one hour.

Step 5. After this time, the kefir shortbread dough is rolled out and either a pie or other products are formed from it. Happy and delicious baking!

Shortcrust pastry made with egg yolks

When there are unclaimed egg yolks left after preparing protein cream or baking “Merringue”, you can use them to knead excellent shortbread dough, both for cookies and shortbread cake. The dough made from yolks turns out to be quite plastic, cuts and molds well, and baked goods made from it are weightless, brittle and have a pleasant creamy taste. The dough is not kneaded for a long time so as not to become hard, and it must be cooled before baking.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 800 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 450 gr.
• Butter – 250 gr.
• Yolks – 3 pcs.
• Sugar – 120 gr.
• Baking powder -1.5 tsp.
• Salt – 1 pinch.
• Vanillin - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wheat flour is sifted through a sieve and poured into a bowl for kneading dough.Add baking powder and salt to it and mix everything into a homogeneous mass.

Step 2. Place egg yolks in another bowl and add sugar and vanilla. Use a whisk to mash these ingredients well.

Step 3. Then add butter, softened at room temperature, to the mashed yolks and mix with it into a homogeneous creamy mass.

Step 4. The flour mixture is poured into this mass in portions and the dough is kneaded. At first it will look like crumbs. Then the dough is transferred to a floured countertop, and the kneading is completed by hand.

Step 5. The kneaded dough is wrapped in cling film and placed in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to rest.

Step 6. After this time, the dough is rolled out into a thin sheet and cut into shapes for cookies.

Step 7. Shortbread dough products on yolks are baked quickly, for 15–20 minutes at 190°C. Happy and delicious baking!

A simple and quick recipe for shortcrust pastry with mayonnaise

Shortbread dough with mayonnaise is a non-standard option, because this sauce is intended for salads and meat dishes, but added to the dough, it gives baked goods an unusual taste and a very delicate crumbly texture. When kneading it, two conditions are important - quality products and the same room temperature for all ingredients. Various types of desserts are baked from this dough: pies, gingerbread, cookies. The dough is used immediately after kneading and cooling for a short time, but it can also be frozen for future use.

Cooking time: 25 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 700 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 380 gr.
• Butter – 200 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 100 gr.
• Baking powder – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1.Pre-softened butter is placed in a bowl for kneading dough and the amount of sugar and salt indicated in the recipe is poured into it.

Step 2. Mix these ingredients thoroughly with a fork or mixer.

Step 3. One chicken egg is broken into the oil mixture.

Step 4. Then add two tablespoons of good mayonnaise sauce.

Step 5. All ingredients are mixed well again.

Step 6. Pour wheat flour into this mixture through a thick sieve and add a teaspoon of baking powder.

Step 7. Knead the shortbread dough first with a mixer and then with your hands. The kneaded dough should be smooth, elastic and not stick to your palms.

Step 8. Then the dough is transferred to a plastic bag and placed in the freezer for 15 minutes, but can be put in the refrigerator for one hour.

Step 9. After this time, you can start preparing the dessert. Happy and delicious baking!

Chocolate shortbread dough with cocoa

Shortbread dough with cocoa, or chocolate dough, is great for baking cakes, pies, bagels, biscuits and chocolate chip cookies. The dough is kneaded like regular shortbread, using flour, butter and cocoa powder. In this recipe we will add starch, which will make the baked goods brittle and crumbly. The dough is very pliable and easy to roll out.

Cooking time: 35 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 700 gr. test.

Ingredients:

• Flour – 400 gr.
• Butter – 100 gr.
• Cocoa powder – 40 gr.
• Starch – 40 gr.
• Cold water – 200 ml.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 70 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The ingredients for kneading the dough are measured according to the recipe.

Step 2. Wheat flour is sifted through a sieve, and half of it is poured into a bowl for kneading dough.Add cold butter cut into small pieces to the flour.

Step 3. Flour and butter are ground into crumbs by hand, as for streusel.

Step 4. Add any starch and sugar to the resulting crumbs, the amount of which can be changed to suit your taste. The crumbs with these additives are ground again.

Step 5. Then a chicken egg is broken into this mass and very cold water is poured.

Step 6. Knead the dough until it has a thick and sticky texture.

Step 7. High-quality cocoa is poured into the dough through a sieve to ensure that the taste of the baked goods is quite rich.

Step 8. Lastly, add the rest of the sifted flour to the dough.

Step 9. The dough is kneaded, gathered into a ball, wrapped in cling film and placed in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 10. After this time, the cooled shortcrust pastry with cocoa can be used to form shaped pieces for cookies or cake layers for a pie or cake. Happy and delicious baking!