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Cut the butter into small pieces, drop into the flour and then using the tips of your fingers, rub your thumbs over your fingers. This will mix a small amount of the flour with the butter as it breaks up and keep it cool. You do not want the butter to heat up and melt.

Rubbing in when making pastry

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Cut the butter into small pieces, drop into the flour and then using the tips of your fingers, rub your thumbs over your fingers. This will mix a small amount of the flour with the butter as it breaks up and keep it cool. You do not want the butter to heat up and melt.

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17th Mar 2009 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
 Science

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

Keywords:
rub in rubbing in like breadcrumbs texture hard butter cool hands crumble pastry baking cooking dessert pie tart bake cook process

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