Savoury shortcrust pastry
A savoury shortcrust recipe is a good one to have in your repertoire as it can be used for a variety of quiches and pies.
SERVES
10
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
40
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
39
MINUTES
Ingredients
150g of plain flour
a pinch of fine sea salt
75g of cold butter, cut into small cubes
about 1 tbsp of cold water
for the glaze:
1 egg, beaten
for the filling:
190g smoked streaky rashers, remove any tough fat then cut the rashers into cubes
3 eggs
200ml crème fraîche
200mls cream
50g cheddar cheese, roughly grated
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp cracked black pepper
a few springs of purple sprouting broccoli, lightly steamed
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