Whipped shortcrust pastry, a must-try in Italian pastry shops, is especially popular around Lombardy and Piedmont. It's the ...

Cocoa shortcrust pastry adds a really good twist to any Italian dessert table. I mean, it’s known for its deep flavor and ...

When it comes to cooking, I find that the “simplest” recipes are often the hardest to perfect. But my Achilles’ heel, I’m afraid, is shortcrust pastry. I know it should be simple. It only involves ...

MANY amateur cooks, even quite confident ones, find making pastry intimidating, but making a good pie or tart isn’t that hard once you grasp the basic concepts. When flour is mixed with water, ...