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 ...
There's nothing quite like homemade cherry pie – this easy version is topped with a pastry lid. Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream. For the pie filling, heat the cherry jam and water in ...
Pinch the pastry in at the edges of the dish and trim any that hangs over the edge. Cut a slit in the centre of the pie. You can decorate the top of the pie with the pieces you trimmed from the edge.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out pate brisee into two 1/8-inch-thick circles to a diameter slightly larger than that of an 11-inch plate. Press one pastry circle into the pie plate. Place the ...
It's not always easy choosing picnic food that will travel well and taste good cold but a pie always goes down well with a hungry crowd. Hot water pastry is fun to make — warm, pliable and easy ...