Pastry: quick flaky

110g baking fat/block

175g plain flour

2 x 15ml spoons cold water

Measuring scales, sieve, large mixing bowl, grater, palette knife, measuring spoons, clingfilm.

1. Remove a pack of baking fat/block from the fridge, weigh out 110g then wrap it in a piece of foil and put it in the freezer for 30-45 minutes.
2. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl.
3. Take the baking fat/block out of the fridge, fold back the foil and hold it in the foil, which will protect it from your warm hands. Dip the butter in the flour to make it easier to grate. Using the coarse side grate the butter into the flour. 
4. Take a palette knife and distribute the grated butter into the flour – don't use your hands, just keep coating all the pieces of fat with flour.
5. Sprinkle 2 x 15ml spoons of cold water into the mixing bowl, continue to use the palette knife to bring the whole thing together, and finish off using your hands to bring the mixture into a large ball. 
6. Cover and chill for 30 minutes before using.

• Focus on fibre: To boost the fibre content of this dish swap 75g of the plain flour to wholemeal flour to boost the fibre content. 
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, for those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free flour. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe is based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?