A shortcrust pastry, in either sweet or savoury form, which seems to break many of the accepted pastry rules but which works well. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients 8 oz self-raising flour pinch salt…
Category: Basics
Mrs Mopp’s Rough Puff Pastry
This is a cheat’s substitute for puff pastry which is really popular. The grating of the frozen butter is still hard work but it is, I am assured by my pastry chef (Carol), a darn site easier than traditional puff…
Pâte Sucrée
This is a transcription of a recipe from The French Cookery School published years ago in parts in The Observer Magazine from Anne Willan of La Varenne, in Paris. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients…
Pâte Brisée
This is a transcription of a recipe from The French Cookery School published years ago in parts in The Observer Magazine from Anne Willan of La Varenne, in Paris. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients…
Oatcakes
There’s a long way to go to find a better accompaniment to cheese, especially the blue variety, than the humble Scottish Oatcake. Here’s a recipe based on something I found on the Hamlyns web site. Planning serves: 15 oatcakes preparation…