Gluten-free flours are a little harder to work with, but worth mastering. Keep the dough dry; although slightly more difficult to handle, it gives a crisper, 'shorter' crust for quiches and pies.

Learn how to make a perfect buttery, flaky shortcrust pastry from scratch using this in-depth tutorial and video. It’s ...

There is an old cooks' saying that people with cold hands are good at making pastry. Shortcrust, puff pastry and their relatives need to be kept cool for best results. This means chilling the ...