Shortcrust Pastry Recipe by Top Chef Josy Nussbaumer
Ingredients:
Dough:
- 150 g flour
- 100 g Jakob’s Leckerly scraps
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 125 g butter, soft
- Lemon zest
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 g salt
- 2 tbsp milk
Recipe for: 28 cm baking tray: A versatile base dough for quiches, tarts, and small tarts.
Preparation: approx. 1 ¼ hours
- Mix flour, scraps, vanilla sugar, and salt.
- Knead in butter cubes gradually.
- Add egg yolks and milk.
- Process into a smooth dough.
- Form into a ball.
- Let rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Josy Nussbaumer is a dedicated top chef from Basel who has been among the pioneers of regional cuisine since the 1980s. With creativity and heart, she advocates for authentic culinary enjoyment.
