How to Make Shortcrust Pastry Dough in a Food Processor

A simple method of producing shortcrust pastry using a food processor.

For one 9” (22.5 cm) pie shell

1 cup (4.5 oz / 130 g) of flour
Pinch of salt
¼ cup (2 oz / 60 g) of shortening
¼ cup (2oz / 60 ml) of chilled water
Using the food processor’s knife blade combine the flour and salt together in the processing bowl (cover the bowl and pulse the flour and salt 3-4 times until combined).
Add the shortening to the flour mixture and pulse 5-6 times until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
With the processor running, slowly add the water, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough begins to form a ball and leaves the sides of the bowl.
Wrap the ball in plastic wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
Roll as for the standard pie crust above.