This is a quick and easy recipe for shortcrust ... the pastry as little as possible, and give it time to rest before baking. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and add the cubes of butter.

It’s amazing that a whole myriad of pastry varieties – from crumbly, melt in-the-mouth shortcrust to glassy, flaky puff, to ethereally light choux – are all created using butter, flour and ...