5.0 from 12 votes
Rich All Butter Buttermilk Pastry
By incorporating buttermilk into the mixture, instead of water or milk, the flavor and the texture both change. Buttermilk imparts a slightly tangy taste and brings tenderness to the Pastry.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 219 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American , Irish
Ingredients
- 9 oz all purpose flour plain flour
- 8 oz butter
- 4 oz buttermilk
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a food processor.
- Grate in frozen butter using the finest grater you have.
- Add a pinch of salt if using salted butter, or two pinches if using unsalted butter.
- Put the processor lid on, pulse until a breadcrumb texture appears.
- Add buttermilk slowly through feed tube of the processor, or remove the feed tube. Not all of the buttermilk is needed.
- Stop the processor, once the pastry has come together, do not overwork it.
- Gather the dough up and turn it out onto a floured board.
- Flour the rolling pin and start to roll it out. Use it however you wish.
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Notes
- For accuracy weigh the ingredients using a digital scale.
- Or use a measuring cup with the following formula: 2 cups flour + 1 cup butter + ½ cup buttermilk.
- Yield: enough pastry for one pie (bottom and top).
- Nutritional guidelines are for the pastry component of a slice of pie.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
132mg
(6%)
Potassium
40mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
488IU
(10%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 132mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 40mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 488IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.