"songbird" > wrote in message
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> FMurtz wrote:
>> My mother used to make very sweet crumbly tart bases with pastry that
>> you did not roll, just pressed into tin (think it had lot of butter)( it
>> just looked like crumbs but when blind baked it was like a crunchy
>> biscuit (cookie)vaguely shortbready, looking for recipe.
>> In this day and age it probably has miles to much sugar
>
> short crust pastry perhaps? does not appear to
> have sugar added, but i'm sure you could if you
> wanted a sweeter result. usually the fillings are
> sweet enough to me.

I have used Shortbread for tarts. Mine isn't super sweet.