Sweet Pastry

🥘 Ingredients

• caster sugar
  55 g
• chilled unsalted butter
  120 g
• egg
  1 medium
• ground almonds
  25 g
• plain flour
  165 g

🍳 Cookware

• large bowl
• cling film

1. 1

   Stir in the plain flour and ground almonds together in a large bowl , then add the cubed chilled unsalted butter and rub in your fingertips until the mixture looks like crumbs. Stir in the caster sugar .

   plain flour: 165 g, ground almonds: 25 g, chilled unsalted butter: 120 g, caster sugar: 55 g
2. 2

   Break in the egg and work into the mixture with your fingers, breaking it together to form a soft dough.

   egg: 1 medium
3. 3

   Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and shape it into a ball. Flatten with your fingers to a disc and wrap in cling film . Chill for at least 3 hours before using. ⏱️ 15 minutes .