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This is our simple website - running on a beaglebone black, it hosts our favourite recipes and cakes, and things that interest us. There's an area for the kids for when they start to learn computing at school, and a personal blog for us all

General Baking

    Wholewheat shortcrust pastry 

    
115g plain wholewheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
30g  butter
30g lard
1 tsp brown sugar dissolved in 1.5 tbsp water
1 tbsp oil

    Rub the fat into the flour. Mix the oil and dissolved sugar, then sprinkle evenly over the dough and bring together. Add more water if necessary. Knead for a couple mins then rest in the fridge for 15-30mins. Bake at 200 deg C