Best shortcrust pastry.

Makes one regular tin

Ingredients:

• 125 grams / 1 cup butter

• 125 grams / 1 cup lard

• 500 grams / 4 cups all purpose flour

• 6 tbsp cold water

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180'c. rub the flour butter and lard together with the tips of your fingers until it looks like bread crumbs.

2. Mix in your water one tbsp at a time until it forms a dough.

3. Chill for 20 minutes.

4. Once chilled put in your pie tin of whatever shape you want.

5. Bake for 10 minutes and then take out your oven add your filling design on the top if you want too and done.