Description
Delightful “Suet Pastry” weaves British culinary tradition into a simple, rustic creation that brings comfort to hearty meals. Home cooks discover an authentic technique for creating flaky, rich pastry that elevates classic British dishes with minimal ingredients and maximum flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces) plain flour
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) beef or vegetable suet, shredded
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 5 grams (0.2 ounces) baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Liquid:
- 125 milliliters (4.2 fluid ounces) cold water
Instructions
- Thoroughly sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing vessel, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Incorporate suet into the dry ingredients, mixing until evenly distributed and achieving a crumbly texture.
- Slowly introduce cold water, stirring carefully to create a cohesive, tender dough that holds together without becoming sticky.
- Delicately manipulate the dough with gentle kneading movements, developing a smooth consistency without overworking the mixture.
- Encase the prepared dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for precisely 30 minutes to allow ingredients to rest and firm up.
- Once chilled, roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to desired thickness, ready for crafting savory pies, hearty puddings, or traditional British pastries.
Notes
- Chilling the pastry helps prevent shrinkage and creates a more tender texture when baking.
- Substitute vegetarian suet or cold butter for traditional beef suet to accommodate different dietary preferences.
- Handle the dough minimally to keep the pastry light and flaky, avoiding overworking which can make it tough.
- Use this versatile pastry for both sweet and savory dishes, from classic meat pies to fruit-filled desserts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Rolling
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 402 kcal
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 213 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg