To prepare the savory fig tart, start with the savory shortcrust pastry: add the flour, cold butter from the refrigerator (1), coarse salt (2), and finally the egg (3) into the mixer. Turn on the ...

Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl. Rub the cold butter into flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Using a fork add the water to bring the pastry together. You may need to add a little more ...

You can use bought shortcrust or puff pastry for these pasties (some are more suited to puff, as indicated in the recipes). Alternatively, use 1 quantity of my rough puff pastry or 1 quantity of ...

After visiting Cornwall earlier this year, I was determined to bake up my own version of the iconic pasty. When winter squash hit my farmers market, I knew what was going to fill that buttery ...

Damien Pignolet shares his unique "knack" of making shortcrust pastry. "The Knack" segment is served up every Thursday after 10.30 on Virginia Triloi's Morning Show. Place the flour, salt and butter ...