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Pastry - shortcrust or puff?
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I am making a beef and onion pie. I have lined the dish with shortcrust and will top it with puff pastry.
I want to cut out and put some pastry shapes on top of the pie so my question is - do I make the shapes out of the puff or shortcrust pastry?
I plan to put it in the oven at 5pm so any answers before then please.
Thanks
I want to cut out and put some pastry shapes on top of the pie so my question is - do I make the shapes out of the puff or shortcrust pastry?
I plan to put it in the oven at 5pm so any answers before then please.
Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'd not heard of using the two types of pastry together either but apparently it can be done (see here http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2006/08/chic ken-pie-recipe.html)
As the puff pastry will *puff* up... (hence the name!), I think puff pastry shapes would distort, so I'm with skyep, use shortcrust but make sure the shapes are quite thin (and not so heavy that they prevent the puff pastry below rising up).
As the puff pastry will *puff* up... (hence the name!), I think puff pastry shapes would distort, so I'm with skyep, use shortcrust but make sure the shapes are quite thin (and not so heavy that they prevent the puff pastry below rising up).
OK - the results are in . . . !!
I used 2 different types of pastry and it worked just fine. The shortcrust on the base was hunky dorey and the puff on the top puffed very well!
As advised, I used shortcrust for the letters on top but I rolled them thin so that they allowed the puff to raise, and . . . . . . . it was great!
Thanks for all your advice.
Shivvy
I used 2 different types of pastry and it worked just fine. The shortcrust on the base was hunky dorey and the puff on the top puffed very well!
As advised, I used shortcrust for the letters on top but I rolled them thin so that they allowed the puff to raise, and . . . . . . . it was great!
Thanks for all your advice.
Shivvy