PASTRY FOR PIES

310ml cake flour 125ml self-raising flour 125gr butter 250ml cold water 15ml lemon juice(1tbsp) 10ml oil 2.5ml salt(half teaspoon) 1 egg beaten

Sift flours together and lightly rub in butter. Adding water a little at a time and then remaining ingredients, except egg and form into a dough. Rest dough for 15 minutes, roll out and divide in half. Line a round ovenproof dish with half the pastry and bake blind for 5 min. on middle shelf at 200°C. Remove from oven and leave to cool down. Spoon in filling evenly. Place other half of pastry on top, press down and seal overhanging edge. Cut off excess pastry, crimp edges with a pastry cutter and prick top with a fork. Brush with beaten egg before and after baking. Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes.

You can make big pies or small pies as you wish. For smaller pies make two smaller tops and bottoms and fill with meat, etc

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