When it comes to cooking, I find that the “simplest” recipes are often the hardest to perfect. But my Achilles’ heel, I’m afraid, is shortcrust pastry. I know it should be simple. It only involves ...

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The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. They’re a staunchly British sweet pastry that have been ...

MANY amateur cooks, even quite confident ones, find making pastry intimidating, but making a good pie or tart isn’t that hard once you grasp the basic concepts. When flour is mixed with water, ...