Pasta Frolla
Italian short bread
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INGREDIENTS:
- 300 g plain all purpose flour
- 100 g sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 bag baking powder
- the grated peel of a lemon or vanillin
- 1/3 tsp turmeric
- 150 g (200 ml or 7/8 cup) of vegetable/canola oil
- 5 Tbs vegetable/soya milk
PREPARATION:
Place the dry ingredient in a bowl and mix them. Then, starting from the centre add the liquid ingredients and mix them together carefully. I normally start with a fork and then using the hands kneading it together into a smooth ball (Fig.1-3). It may seems it falls apart, that is because of the oil, when you use margarine, it wont happen. However, don't worry! The result won't disappoint you :)
Leave the dough in the fridge covered by clean film for half an hour.
N.B.
- Turmeric gives some golden colour to the pastry.
- Baking powder and milk just give some more softener texture to the dough.
- Some people may prefer to use margarine instead, I just prefer using oil, where I can :)
- You can use this dough for shortbread biscuits. Cover them by dark chocolate or jam. Also, I often prepare crostata (shortcake) or .
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