Such a promise is not meant to be like shortcrust pastry and easily broken, but is supposed to be of a cast-iron character.
It is possible to make shortcrust pastry with self-raising flour, however.
Suet pastry is soft in contrast to the crispness of shortcrust pastry.
The currant square is a square shaped cake with shortcrust pastry only on the top and bottom and up to an inch of currant filling.
A typical flan of this sort is round, with shortcrust pastry.
When making a shortcrust pastry, care must be taken to blend the fat and flour thoroughly before adding any liquid.
Today, shortcrust pastry is used instead.
Lemon meringue pie is a type of baked pie, usually served for dessert, made with a crust usually made of shortcrust pastry, lemon custard filling and a fluffy meringue topping.
