I need to make a bit of pastry today. Not a lot, just enough for a one person pie topping and made with oil, not butter/trex, which adds on the pennies. After asking in the Facebook Feed Yourself for a Pound a Day about how much oil Pat or Lesley uses, I was pointed towards the relevant recipe.
I'm not going to reproduce it here as it's someone else's recipe on someone else's blog/site but here is the link. Scroll down until you get to the part that is about making the pastry.
http://www.thriftylesley.com/bacon-sweetcorn-pie-mash-and-peas-32p-a-serving/
While I'm at it, if you are serious about cutting meal costs, Lesley's site is an absolute must, packed as it is with recipes and ideas. Take a look and you'll see what I mean.
And, of course, so is the Facebook Group. Not that I am biased or anything. 😊
Edited to update:
It was delicious. Not soft, buttery, melt-in-the-mouth pastry but crisp, light, float-in-the-air pastry, prefect for a savoury pie topping (or a quiche bottom, come to that - gotta try one soon).
I used 50g SR flour, 25mls oil and 25mls water to make a soft, easily worked dough that didn't need chilling and that behaved itself perfectly. It was a bit too much for one so next time I will try 40-20-20 or even 30-15-15 (easier on the measuring) and see if that is a better amount for one. No idea of the calories but the pastry I made yesterday that was too much cost 5p. If I have pastry, I don't have spuds so more or less equal in value.
I wish I had taken a photo. Must remember next time!
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