Sweet shortcrust pastry
A very simple Spanish shortcrust pastry: flour, butter, powdered sugar, salt, and a splash of water, kneaded into a ball, rolled out on parchment paper, a…
Shortcrust pastry is the foundation for many tarts and pastries, whether sweet or savory.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time20 min
- Total30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$2.34 $0.59 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.40
- $1.16
- $0.38
- $0.40
Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Place the flour in a bowl and make a well in the center. ≈ 3 min
- Pour in the water, then add the butter. ≈ 3 min
- Add the powdered sugar (for the sweet version) and the salt. ≈ 3 min
- Knead the dough until it forms a ball. ≈ 10 min
- Spread the dough on a sheet of parchment paper, place the paper and dough in the baking tin, and bake in the oven at 180 °C until it is firm. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Sweet shortcrust pastry
- 250 g of flour$0.40
- 125 g of butter$1.16
- 100 g of powdered sugar (for the sweet version)$0.38
- 1 egg (optional)$0.40
Total$2.34
that's $0.59 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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