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Hello! Today, we make something fun. It’s called shortcrust pastry.

We use it to make:

• Apple pie 🍎
• Jam tart 🍓
• Cheese pie 🧀

It is soft. It is yummy. Let’s make it!

🍞 What Is Shortcrust Pastry?

Shortcrust pastry is dough. Dough is soft and squishy. We roll it flat. We bake it. Then we eat it! 😋

It is made from:

• Flour (white powder)
• Butter (yellow and soft)
• Water (cold!)
• A little salt 🧂

👩‍🍳 Who Is Mary Berry?

Mary Berry is a lady who makes yummy cakes and pies. She is very good at baking. We will make her easy dough.

🧂 Things We Need (Ingredients)

Here’s what we need:

• 1 cup + a little more flour
• 7 big spoons of cold butter
• A tiny bit of salt
• 2 or 3 spoons of cold water

That’s all! Just 4 things! 🎉

🥄 How To Make The Dough

Let’s do it step by step.

🥣 Step 1 – Mix Flour and Butter

• Put flour and salt in a big bowl
• Add the cold butter (cut in little pieces)
• Use your fingers and mix
• Mix until it looks like breadcrumbs (tiny pieces)

💧 Step 2 – Add Water

• Add 2 spoons of cold water
• Mix with hands
• If it’s too dry, add 1 more spoon of water
• Press the mix into a ball

Now you have dough!

🧊 Step 3 – Rest The Dough

• Wrap the dough in plastic
• Put it in the fridge
• Let it rest for 30 minutes

This helps the dough get strong and cold.

🍰 Step 4 – Use The Dough

• Take out the dough
• Put flour on the table
• Use a rolling pin
• Roll the dough flat

Now you can use it to make:

• Apple pie
• Jam tart
• Chicken pie

🔥 How To Bake

• Put the dough in a tin
• Add filling (like jam or apple)
• Bake in hot oven: 180°C / 350°F
• Bake for 30–40 minutes
• It is ready when golden brown

❄️ How To Keep It

• Keep dough in the fridge for 2 days
• Or freeze it and use it later

🧁 What You Can Make With It

• Jam tart 🍓
• Apple pie 🍎
• Cheese pie 🧀
• Quiche (egg pie) 🍳

One dough – many yummy things!

💡 Easy Tips

• Use cold butter
• Don’t mix too much
• Let the dough rest
• Roll on flour so it doesn’t stick

🍽️ Small Slice Info (Just For Fun!)

🎉 Yay! We Did It!

We made Mary Berry’s shortcrust pastry. It is soft, easy, and fun! Now we can make pies and tarts and share with friends.

Mix it. Roll it. Bake it. Eat it! 😋