Ingredients

• 500g Jus-Rol, Shortcrust pastry block
• 450g minced lamb
• 200g currants
• 175g brown sugar
• Seasonings
• Few sprigs thyme
• Rind of 1 large lemon
• 1 egg beaten to glaze

Equipment required

• Rolling Pin
• Knife
• 23cm Round loose bottomed flan tin

Techniques Used

• How to Roll Shortcrust Pastry
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  How to Roll Shortcrust Pastry

  

  1. For best results when rolling out shortcrust pastry use a large, clean dry area of the work surface and lightly dust it with plain flour.
  2. Place pastry dough on surface and lightly dust it and the rolling pin with flour.
  3. Roll pastry firmly, always rolling away from you, give the dough 2-3 rolls.
  4. Then turn the dough a quarter turn.
  5. Dust again if necessary and continue rolling out, frequently turning the pastry so it is not always rolled in the same direction as this causes shrinkage.
  6. When the pastry has increased in size, pick it up to turn/ line the tin by rolling it round the rolling pin.
  7. Lift the pin with the pastry around it carefully and turn it to lay out and continue rolling. Again this is done to prevent the pastry from stretching as you lift it which in turn would result in shrinkage in baking. Shortcrust pastry should be rolled out to approx. 3-5 mm. depth.
• How to Line a Flan Tin
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  How to Line a Flan Tin

  1. Roll out the pastry. Measure tin over rolled out pastry to ensure you will have enough to line the insides of the tin with a little excess to make it easier to work.
  2. Lift up pastry around rolling pin and gently unroll over flan tin, starting with the edge nearest to you.
  3. Gently ease the pastry into the tin, pressing it down the sides onto the base.
  4. Once you have pushed it in all the way round, go around again to press well down on to base, so that there is almost a ‘pleat’ of pastry at base of sides, and press into the flutes.
  5. Fold back excess pastry so that it hangs over the sides of the tin.
  6. To cut off the excess pastry roll the pin firmly over the top of the tin in both directions.
  7. Gently pull away excess pastry.
  8. Now gently pull up the sides of the pastry from the small excess you left at base so that the pastry stands slightly proud of the top. This will ensure a good depth to the sides of the flan if the pastry shrinks slightly in cooking.