Rub the cold butter into flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Using a fork add the water to bring the pastry together. You may need to add a little more to bind the mixture or a little less.

Whilst using shortcrust pastry from the shop is much less time-consuming, you can’t beat the taste of homemade pastry. It can seem daunting at first, but with a couple of practises you’ll be a ...

This quantity of pastry will line a 20cm/8in flan tin, or will line 6 x 10cm/4in tartlet tins. Add 2 tablespoons of caster sugar to the rubbed in butter and flour mix to make a sweet shortcrust ...

In the world of tarts, quiches and pies, choosing the right pastry is the first step to a successful recipe. Shortcrust and ...

To make the pastry, put the flour and salt in a food processor and add the butter. Using the pulse function, whizz just until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs (take care not to over process or your ...

You can make perfect pies without shortcrust pastry by trying the recipes below. Read more: 41 Must Try Hot Sandwich Recipes The flaky, buttery deliciousness of puff pastry is incredible. The pastry ...

This pastry is much easier to roll out, and acts almost like the real thing. You may get a little cracking, but hardly any. You can line flans and tarts now using the normal way of rolling out pastry.

The recipe's creator, Theo A Michaels, says: "An alternative take on the traditional pumpkin pie, this butternut squash and ...