Pastry (savoury)

Cheese & Onion Tart with Cheese Pastry

May 2, 2011
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What makes this cheese & onion tart stand out from just any cheese & onion tart is having both the cheese topping and the cheese pastry giving a crumbly cheese contrast sandwiching the soft  sweet filling of the onions.  I had a slice of it and the rest was passed on to the oldest daughter [...]

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Why Does My Pastry Shrink? Step-by-step Guide to Shortcrust Pastry

November 26, 2010
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Your pastry shrinks because it contains liquid which will evaporate during cooking. There’s a lot of advice out there to tackle the problem with shrinking pastry.  Advise given is usually along the lines that your pastry is being overworked, let your pastry rest, make sure you blind bake, don’t over roll it, working fast, keeping [...]

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