Maggie Beer's Sour Cream Shortcrust Pastry

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 200 g unsalted butter, very cold
• 125 ml sour cream

Recipe

• 1 chop the cold butter and put it in a food processor bowl with the flour. pulse this mixture until the butter resembles chunks the size of olives.
• 2 add the sour cream and pulse again until 'just' incorporated. the mixture does not have to be perfectly smooth and uniform.
• 3 turn onto a well-floured, cool surface and roll the dough into a rectangle. cover and leave to rest in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• 4 roll into the desired shape.
• 5 rest again in the fridge.
• 6 bake.