shortcrust pastry

INGREDIENTS

320 g (2 1/4 cups) flour

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

90 g oil,

(olive oil, grapeseed oil, vegetable oil or coconut oil are also good),

80 g / 90 ml aquafaba (6 tablespoons) or substitute with 1 teaspoon lemon juice + 5 tablespoons (75 ml) non-dairy milk

Mix the dry ingredients into a bowl
Add the oil and work in with your fingers until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
Add the aquafaba and mix together to form a dough. You may need to add an extra tablespoon of aquafaba or water to bring everything together. Do not knead the dough.
Roll the dough out and then place into a baking dish.
Prick the dough all around with a fork so that it does not puff up.
The crust requires 25 to 30 minutes to at at 180C.
You may want to first cook for 10 minutes before adding a filling and then bake again.

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