Victoria Drey These “green apples” are not for keeping fit but to have fun. From using natural DIY spinach dye to shaping the pastry – they are worth every minute you’ll spend in your kitchen. I feel ...

To prepare the shortcrust pastry, put in the mixer equipped with blades the flour (1), the cold butter in pieces from the fridge (2), a pinch of salt (3) and blend everything for a few seconds. Then ...

To prepare the shortcrust sfogliatelle, start by making the shortcrust pastry. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a ...

Sweet and savoury shortcrust pastry share the same basic principles, but the ingredients vary. There is no sugar or egg in the basic savoury shortcrust recipe which is included here. It is made with ...

At its core pastry is very simple. It’s just flour and fat bound together with a little liquid. My basic rule is three parts flour, two parts fat like butter and one part water for a basic shortcrust.