Gluten is good in puff pastry as these sheets develop into flaky layers, less so for a crumbly shortcrust where it becomes tough. The fat in the butter basically ‘coats’ the flour and stops ...

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 ...

To prepare the shortcrust pastry, put in the mixer equipped with blades the flour (1), the cold butter in pieces from the ...

To prepare the shortcrust pastry, put in the mixer equipped with blades the flour (1), the cold butter in pieces from the ...

however it is also common to use shortcrust on the bottom with flaky pastry on top. I find the frozen sheets available in the supermarket are better to work with than frozen rolled pastry and they ...

shortcrust pastry 3tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract 800g (1lb 12oz) fromage frais 700g (1lb 9oz) strawberries, hulled and quartered you will need 25.5cm (10in) fluted tart tin, with removable ...

A sweet and comforting recipe for apple hand pies, delicious pockets of warmth. I use two Carême vanilla bean sweet shortcrust pastry sheets for this recipe but you can, of course, use any other ready ...

tasty pastry only came in a packet, but this week's episode of Great British Bake Off proves that it's so much more. If you're thinking of flexing some filo or shortcrust skills, here's everything you ...