Gluten-free flours are a little harder to work with ... add some of the egg and water mixture - just enough to bring the pastry together using a fork. Collect the pastry into a ball with your ...

This is a quick and easy recipe for shortcrust pastry. If you're new to making pastry, you won't believe how simple it can be. You can make it by hand or in a food processor. The secret is to ...

Wrap the pastry dough in baking parchment and place into the fridge to firm up for about two hours. Heat the oven to 180˚C/ gas mark 4. Grease and flour a loose base tart tin. I use one that is ...

All ingredients must be cold for the pastry to come out perfectly. Read also: Quick sponge cake: A 4-ingredient lesson in effortless baking Recipe for shortcrust pastry How to make shortcrust pastry?

Better still, the delicious Prosecco mince pies are made from gluten and wheat-free shortcrust pastry, meaning that everyone – gluten intolerance or nay - can tuck into them and one (or five ...