Shortcrust Pastry

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 220 g white sugar
• 180 g butter
• 70 g lard
• 2 whole eggs
• 250 g flour
• 125 g butter
• 110 g white sugar
• 1 whole eggs
• 270 g flour
• 115 g sugar
• 90 g butter
• 45 g lard
• 4 egg yolks
• orange zest

Instructions

1. Choose one of the three ingredient sets (A, B or C).
2. Mix finely pounded sugar into the flour, soften the butter, and check the lard is fresh.
3. Make a dough handling it as little as possible, starting with a knife blade; rest or make ahead.
4. Roll smooth, then texture the top with a ridged pin and glaze with yolk; gather scraps with a little wine or Marsala.