At its core pastry is very simple. It’s just flour and fat bound together with a little liquid. My basic rule is three parts flour, two parts fat like butter and one part water for a basic shortcrust.

To make the savory shortcrust pinwheels, start with the shortcrust pastry: pour the all-purpose flour into a bowl (1). Add the grated Grana Padano, the cold butter in cubes (2), the rosemary, and a ...

Whether sweet or savoury, these decadent pastry creations taste as good as they look. Serves 8 This pastry can be used for many of our tarts 200g (7oz) plain flour 50g (1¾oz) cold butter, cubed 50g ...