'Pastry is one of those foods that takes very well to being veganised. With the right mix of coconut oil and dairy free butter you can produce beautifully crisp and flaky pastry. Today I’m going to be showing you how to make a sweet shortcrust pastry that is perfect for dessert pies from banoffee to rhubarb, apple or cherry pie. This vegan shortcrust pastry recipe uses ground almonds to add a beautifully crisp, light texture that complements the flakiness that develops as a result of using cold coconut oil in the pastry dough. This easy vegan recipe will give you enough pastry for one 20cm pie with enough spare for a lattice top if you’re baking a fruity pie. Alternatively it can be blind-baked and then filled afterwards if you’re making a banoffee, key lime or lemon meringue pie. ☼ OTHER VEGAN RECIPES YOU’LL LOVE: Vegan Raspberry & White Chocolate Blondies: https://youtu.be/scjKKK-3TlY Raspberry Jam Tarts with Almond Pastry: https://youtu.be/eBKdCsvN7DQ You\'ll find lots more delicious vegan recipes at https://www.aveganvisit.com ♡ KEEP IN TOUCH: Instagram: aveganvisit https://www.instagram.com/aveganvisit/ Facebook: aveganvisit https://www.facebook.com/aveganvisit/ Twitter: aveganvisit https://twitter.com/aveganvisit ✎ RECIPE: https://www.aveganvisit.com/home/sweet-shortcrust-pastry INGREDIENTS 160g plain flour 50g icing sugar 10g ground almonds 50g coconut oil, cold (solid not liquid) 50g dairy free margarine, cold 1 tbsp cold water INSTRUCTIONS 1. Add all of the ingredients, except the water, to a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. 2. Add 1 tbsp cold water and blitz again briefly. Take a small handful of the mixture and squeeze it together in your hand - if the mixture comes together into a ball then it’s ready, if not add another tsp of water and blitz again before testing once more. 3. Remove the mixture from the food processor, bring together into a ball, wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes. 4. Once chilled, transfer the dough to a lightly floured smooth surface. Wet your hands lightly with cold water and knead the dough briefly for a few seconds to make it easier to roll out.* 5. Roll the dough out to around 1/4-1/2cm thick. Place your pie dish upside down on top of the rolled out pastry and cut a border around 4cm wider than the pie dish. 6. Roll the dough around your rolling pin and use it to transfer the pastry to the pie dish. If you’ve had any mishaps along the way don’t worry, this pastry is very forgiving - just patch it up as necessary, using spare pastry to fill any holes. How to bake or store your pastry: 1. For a blind-baked case: Stab the base gently with a fork and then place it in the fridge to chill whilst you preheat the oven to 170C fan. Bake the pastry case for 12-15 minutes until the base is just starting to colour. This will give you a blind-baked pastry case ready to fill with a cold filling such as for Banoffee Pie. 2. For a baked pie: Chill the pastry in the pie dish for 20 minutes whilst you preheat the oven to 180C fan. Add a cold fruity filling (such as my Rhubarb & Strawberry Pie) and a lattice pastry top using the spare pastry. Brush the lattice with dairy free milk, sprinkle it with demerara sugar and bake the pie for around 45 minutes until golden and bubbling. 3. Storing the pastry: If you’re not ready to bake your pastry just yet, you can wrap the dough up and either pop it in the fridge for up to 2 days, or freeze it for up to a month. Just defrost fully in the fridge for 24 hours before use. NOTES: Vegan / Dairy Free / Egg Free * The coconut oil in the pastry will make it beautifully crisp and delicious once baked but it can also make the pastry a little crumbly when it is straight out of the fridge. I recommend wetting your hands lightly with cold water and massaging the dough for a few seconds to bring it back together. You can then go ahead and roll out your pastry. Recipe inspired by:
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