Spelt Shortcrust Pastry Baskets | Spelt Flour

Recipe from " Coffee Journal "
05_farro-shortcrust-baskets_0 Ingredients: (for 4 people) For the biscuits:
  • 250 g of Ruggeri Spelt Flour
  • 80 g of soft butter
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon fine salt
  • half a teaspoon of washed and grated orange peel
05_farro-shortcrust-baskets_1 For the filling:
  • 150g of whole plain yogurt without sugar
  • a tablespoon of chives, chopped
  • a teaspoon of lemon juice
  • a pinch of salt
  • pepper powder to taste
  • a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh shrimp
  • a spoonful of washed and grated orange peel
05_farro-shortcrust-baskets_2 METHOD:
  1. In a large bowl, mix the soft butter with the egg, salt and grated orange peel. Then add the spelt flour and finally a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. Knead vigorously until the dough is smooth. Cover the bowl with a layer of film and let the shortcrust pastry rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper. Roll out the savoury shortcrust pastry on a wooden board to about 2 mm thick, oil the basket cutters, use a round pastry cutter to form the moulds and place the shortcrust pastry inside the cutters. Bake for about 15 minutes. Leave to cool for about 30 minutes.
  3. . For the chive cream, mix the plain yogurt with lemon juice, salt, pepper, oil and chives in a bowl.
  4. Fill the shortcrust pastry baskets with the chive mousse and fresh shrimp, decorate with grated orange peel and chives to taste.
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