But there’s a world of fantastic crust types out there. Even within the flour-butter-liquid genre, you have everything from ultra-flaky puff pastry to crumbly-crisp shortcrust, sturdy hot-water ...

A good pie crust is buttery, flaky, and crisp yet moist and toothsome. While there are several different types of pie you can ...

And while both types are airy and delicious ... as well as a smooth finish to the dough. In puff pastry, the five basic ingredients are flour, sugar, salt, water, and butter.

However it is important not to let the machine overwork the pastry - take it out as soon as it forms a lump. Once the dough is formed, chilling it for 30 minutes or so helps relax the gluten and ...