Olive Oil Shortcrust Pastry

Hey friends,

Today, I’m sharing a recipe that I consider one of the essential basics.

It’s olive oil shortcrust pastry.

This recipe is easy and quick to make, it’s delicious, and it gives a wonderfully crisp pastry when baked. Plus, this olive oil shortcrust pastry solves the butter issue for those who prefer to avoid it for health reasons or due to dairy intolerance.

Just as a reminder, here are all the pastry recipes already available on the blog:

• Classic shortcrust pastry
• Savory shortcrust pastry
• Sweet shortcrust pastry
• Almond sweet shortcrust pastry
• Hazelnut sweet shortcrust pastry
• Chocolate sweet shortcrust pastry
• Puff pastry
• Inverted puff pastry
• Quick puff pastry
• Sweet pastry
• Gluten-free hazelnut shortcrust pastry
• Pizza dough

With all these options, you already had plenty of choices for making tarts, quiches, and pizzas! But this olive oil shortcrust pastry was missing from the list, don’t you think?

This recipe is very simple, as I mentioned. You can also flavor it however you like. I used thyme leaves here, but you can also use rosemary (finely chopped to avoid large, chewy pieces), oregano, basil, coriander, or even mint. Let your creativity run wild!

Depending on its use, this olive oil shortcrust pastry can also be enhanced with spices or spice blends: curry, cumin (ground or toasted seeds), zaatar, paprika, and more. Customize it to perfectly complement your filling! Sometimes, it’s the small details that make all the difference. Let me know in the comments which version you chose!

My tips for making olive oil shortcrust pastry: ideally, prepare it the day before or at least a few hours ahead. The cold helps pastry hold its shape! For better baking results, you can even roll out the dough, line your tart tin or pastry ring, and let it rest overnight or for a few hours in the fridge. This reduces the risk of the pastry shrinking or collapsing at the edges while baking.

The necessary tools:

A stand mixer (to speed things up) or simply your work surface to knead the dough by hand (which I did here),

A rolling pin,

And a tart tin.

You already have everything you need… Shall we get started on this olive oil shortcrust pastry?

The recipe, Chef!

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Olive Oil Shortcrust Pastry

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pâte – Méditerranéen

Serves: 1 Difficulty: Easy Price: $

Prep Time: 10 min

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 40 g olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• Water
• 1 stalk fresh thyme

Instructions

1

Combine the flour, salt and olive oil.

2

Add the egg and 2 or 3 tbsp of water.

3

Combine and add more water if necessary.

4

Add the thyme leaves.

5

Set aside in your fridge, wrapped in a cling film.