hot water crusty pastry


Ingredients

200gr plain flour / 70z plain flour

2.5ml 1 tsp salt

75gr lard (3oz)

100ml 31/2fl milk or water

Sift the flour and salt into a warm bowl and make a well in the center . Keep the bowl in a warm place

meanwhile heat the lard and milk until the pastry is cool enough to kneald with the hands . Kneald through the mould as required .

Bake at 220/c 425/f gas 7 until the pastry is set , then reduce the oven temperture to 180/c 350/f/ gas 4 until fully baked .

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