Shortcrust pastry

• 175 g (6 oz) flour
• 75 g (3

Put the flour into a cold bowl. Cut the butter and lard into pieces and put it in with the flour. Now keep slicing the butter and lard into the flour, with a small knife, until it is all cut up into small pieces. With cool fingertips rub the fat rapidly and lightly into the flour - do not rub it too much, it should still be in quite sizeable flakes. Stir in the water with a knife blade. When yo