Maple Shortcrust Pastry

Sweet Treats / Christmas

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8 portions

Ingredients

For the pastry

  • 500 g unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 15 g maple sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 190 g unsalted butter, cold, cut into chunks
  • 90 ml ice water

Method

To prepare

  1. Mix the flour, maple sugar, and salt in a food processor.
  2. Add the butter and pulse a few times until the butter pieces are the size of large peas.
  3. Add the ice water and mix again until the dough just begins to form in the bowl. Add more water if needed.
  4. Remove the dough from the processor and form a 15 cm square.
  5. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  6. Begin the folding process on a floured work surface. Roll the dough into a rectangle approximately 46 cm by 20 cm.
  7. Fold the dough crosswise in two (like closing a book), then fold in half again the same way.
  8. Wrap the dough again in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  9. Repeat the folding steps two more times, refrigerating for 1 hour each time.

This recipe works brilliantly for tarts and pies – the addition of maple sugar gives the pastry a special sweet edge that works perfectly with a variety of fillings for a special occasion.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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More about maple

The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

Maple spread doesn't contain any butter or dairy products

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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