The traditional ratio of fat to flour for suet pastry is typically 1:2, meaning one part suet to two parts flour. This ratio helps achieve a rich, tender pastry that holds its shape well during baking. Adjustments can be made based on personal preference or specific recipes, but this classic ratio provides a solid foundation for suet pastry.
3:1
Because suet is pork fat. It is the hard fat around the kidneys in pigs.
Always half fat to flour i.e: 8 ounces flour and 4 ounces of fat.
Water (or steam). A suet pastry is similar to other pastries except that it uses beef fat or suet. The fat creates layers in the pastry, which can then separate and rise from steam when baked.
In shortcrust pastry, the typical ratio of fat to flour is about 1:2, meaning for every part of fat, there are two parts of flour. In contrast, pâte sucrée, which is a sweet pastry, often has a higher fat content, with a common ratio of 1:1.5 or even 1:1, resulting in a richer and sweeter dough. This difference in fat content contributes to the texture and flavor variations between the two types of pastry.
The proportion of fat to flour depends largely on the type of pastry dough you are talking about, and what your fat source is. For pie crust dough, I've seen the ideal ratio described as 1 part fat to 2 parts flour. However, that ratio applies just to the ratio of one ingredient to another, not to the ultimate percentage of fat involved. Butter and shortening, for example, are not equivalent, and don't have the same fat content: shortening is 100% fat, whereas butter is around 80% fat (and the fat content can vary by brand). If you were referring to actual pastry dough, the percentage of fat to flour is going to differ more greatly. A popover dough for example, is going to contain a lot less butter than a pastry based on a puff pastry dough, croissants, for example.
Any kind of shortening (fat) can be used for making pastry. Butter makes a melt-in-the-mouth delicious pastry.
Well, darling, the classic ratio for puff pastry is 1:1, meaning equal parts fat to flour. So, if you're feeling fancy and want those layers to flake like nobody's business, stick to that golden ratio and you'll be on your way to pastry perfection.
Suet crust pastry is an old style pastry rather than using just vegetable oils and things, this actually uses hard processed animal fat, if you like old pies from the 60s and early 70s in rural areas, you need suet to get that taste. Works great for meat pot pies, and the crust tastes good enough you'll have everyone wondering what you are doing differently.
67% fat / Fat to 500g flour is 330g
To obtain a flaky pastry. The hard fat (butter or lard) does not melt into the flour but creates many layers of fat separated by flour. These layers become flakes when the pastry is baked.
Suet is the hard white fat found around the kidneys and groin area of beef cattle.