Wholemeal Spelt Pastry

I doubled this recipe and it worked well.

Ingredients

• 200g Doves Farm Organic Wholemeal Spelt Flour
• 100g butter
• pinch of salt
• 8-9 tbsp cold water
• butter, for dish
• flour, for dusting

Method

• Pre-heat the oven.
• Rub a little butter around the inside of your dish or tin.
• Put the flour and butter into a mixing bowl.
• Using a fork or pastry blender, work the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the salt and mix. (I used hands)
• Stir in enough of the water to bring the pastry together into a soft dough.
• Using your hands gather the mix together to form a smooth ball of pastry dough.
• Dust the work surface with flour, put the dough in the middle and sprinkle it with flour.
• Roll out the pastry into a circle 5cm larger than your dish and lift it into the dish, OR simply press it into the baking dish using your fingers.
• Cut away any pastry that hangs over the edge of your dish.
• Continue as per your recipe.

Temperature

Fan 160°C. Recipe I used had it baked for 50 mins, which came out fine.

Source: https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/recipes/wholemeal-spelt-shortcrust-pastry