Dafni's Pastry

I'm not sure if this pastry has a real name, but for me it's Dafni's pastry.

We use this for a few different things that we make, so I thought it would be worth separating out how to make it to save going over it each time!

Ingredients

(These are rough guidelines, you will need to adjust as you go)

• 500g of plain flour
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of water
• 1/2 cup (125ml) of olive oil

Method

1. Measure out 500g of plain flour into a bowl

   

   Measure 500g of flour

2. Make a dent in the middle so that it will hold the water and oil

   

   Make a dent in the middle of the flour

3. Measure out the water and oil and add to the flour

   

   Add the oil and water to the flour

4. Mix and knead the mixture by hand. It should have a firm and slightly greasy consistency. Breaking it into smaller balls makes it easier to mix. If the mixture is dry and flakey add more water, if its too sticky add more flour

   

   Mix the flour water and oil, splitting it into balls helps

5. For most of our recipes we split the dough into two balls, one 3/4 and one 1/4. Cover the bowl with cling film and chill for 4-6 hours to make rolling easier.

   

   For most recipes we split the dough into 2 balls, cover with cling film and chill for 4-6 hours