Claire Macdonald recipe - ginger pastry

February 18, 2010 |17:06 | General Information By : Team X

4oz/120g butter, hard from the fridge, cut into bits

5oz/150g plain flour

1tbsp icing sugar

1tsp vanilla extract

2tsp ground ginger

    * Whiz all the ingredients in a food processor till the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

    * Press this mixture firmly over the base and up the sides of a 9in/22cm diameter tart tin.

    * Cover the tin with clingfilm and put it the fridge for at least an hour.

    * Preheat the oven to 350F/180C/gas mark 4.

    * Bake the tart case for 20-25 minutes. The sides will slip down a bit. With a metal spoon scrape the pastry back into shape and bake for a further couple of minutes.

    * The pastry should be pale biscuit coloured when cooked, and just pulling in from the sides of the flan dish. Cool before adding the filling.