Another Paste for Tarts is a traditional British recipe, based on Hannah Glasse's recipe of 1747, for a classic flour, butter and sugar pastry typically used for lining tarts, particularly fruit tarts. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Another Paste for Tarts.
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This is a traditional British recipe redacted from Hannah Glasse's 1747 volume The Aft of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, the classic Georgian cookbook.
Original Recipe
Another Paſte for tarts.
HALF a pound of butter, half a pound of flour, and half a pound of ſugar ; mix it well together, and beat it with a rolling-pin well, then roll it out thin.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients:
150g butter
150g plain flour
150g powdered sugar
Method:
Sift the flour into a bowl, dice the butter finely then add to the flour and rub in with your fingers until combined. add the sugar and rub this into the flour and sugar mix until completely incorporated.
Bring together as a ball then place on a marble slab dusted with flour and roll out as thinly as you can.
