Making your own sweet shortcrust pastry is so satisfying, and results in a tastier pie. Give yourself enough time to properly rest and chill the pastry before baking for a perfect result.

This shortcrust pastry recipe is perfect to use for sweet and savory pies, tarts, or a quiche crust, like our award-winning ...

Buttery shortcrust pastry is a versatile base for both sweet and savory pies and tarts. It’s simple to make but results in a ...

They can also be frozen for up to three months. It's very easy to make simple vegan sweet shortcrust pastry by substituting the butter with soya margarine.

The vast majority of shortcrust pastry recipes I've encountered stipulate that you should start with chilled butter, and cut it into cubes before rubbing it into the flour. It's always a bit ...

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.

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 ...