Sour Cream Pastry

[judydawn]

I also am surprised Chookie.  Did you pick up the beef and beetroot recipe on your SA travels?  Careme pastry, now that definitely is South Australian.

[achookwoman]

I had the Beef and Beetroot Pie at Penny's Hill winery,  beautiful spot near Willunga in SA.  The Careme pastry is VERY expensive in Victoria.  It ranges between $8 and $10 for 375g.  The sour cream Pastry costs less than $3 for 570g.  I love good pastry but try not to cook it very often as I then eat too much.  My Grandmother was a wonderful pastry cook and I still have her recipe which I should convert.  At Maggie Beer's shop they sell a jam tart,  made with the Sour Cream Pastry and filled with her Burnt fig Jam.  A match made in heaven.  Last night I made a jam tart, from the trimmings and filled it with Raspberry and Plum jam.   2 piggies that I know ate 1/2 each.  Now you all know why I don't cook pastry very often.

[cookie1]

Yum Chookie, I will have to try that tart of Maggie Beers.
The beef and beetroot sounds rather good too.
My Mum used to break all the rules when she made pastry, but wow it was so flaky and so delicious that it was amazing. She had cool hands too which helped. I have hot hands and can only make short pastry. Oh well, less fat in it.

[meganjane]

Just a query to all those who put sweet fillings in this pastry, do you put any icing sugar or other sweetener in the pastry?

[AmandaN]

I didn't add any sweetener for a sweet tart.  It is a really lightly flavoured pastry that works for sweet or savoury.

[cookie1]

I never do MJ but that is just me.

[meganjane]

Good to know, thanks!

[CreamPuff63]

whats the little Jack Russell doing MJ (playing with a ball?)

[meganjane]

  It's a photo my daughter took of our gorgeous Gilly. She's sniffing a camellia that fell to the ground. My little girl (Gilly, not DS!!) passed away in my arms in January this year.

[Tenina]

I have always used a dollop of sour cream in my pastry (usually only sweet ones tho) and was very surprised to find Maggie did the same. I think my mum used to do it. Makes a lovely flaky crust...bit like me really, flaky....delish pic Megan!

[Wonder]

i made this pastry on the weekend as a base for beef and guiness pies. I needed to add more flour as it was too sticky but the pastry was lovely and flaky. I will definitely be trying it again as it was quick and easy and turned out perfectly. I will be interested to see how it goes for a sweet rather than savoury dish.

[meganjane]

Do let us know Wonder, how it went.

 Garry Mehigan from MasterChef made pies recently and this is the pastry he used. I'm going to try it with full cream yoghurt next time.

[Wonder]

thinking i might try this for lemon meringue pie what do others think?

[DizzyGirl]

Sorry wonder I have only ever used it on top of a meat pie.

[cookie1]

I don't see why not. You usually use a short crust pastry I think.