Basic Pastry is a modern recreation of a traditional Medieval recipe for a very basic pastry of the time. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Medieval version of: Basic Pastry.
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Original Recipe
Though not a true Medieval recipe this is very much in the Medieval style and will do for anywhere in Medieval cuisine that requires a simple pastry dough.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
450g flour
1 tsp salt
150g butter or lard
120ml water
Method:
Mix the sugar into the flour then cut the butter or lard into the flour. Add the water a tablespoon at a time until the pastry comes together as a ball.
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