Hot water crust

It´s pie time we were back with another baking basic, and today I´m going to share with you how to make the perfect hot water crust pastry for making pies!

Hot water crust pastry is a thicker, sturdier pastry perfect for heavy fillings to make things like pork pies. Step-by-step photos teach you how to make this pastry recipe.

Hot Water Pie Crust breaks all the rules of pie dough to create a crisp flaky pie crust.

A beef, caramelised onion and ale pie recipe that is both comforting and satisfying.

Learn how to make hot water pie crust the easy way. This type of pastry is best used with meat pies, as it can hold lot of liquid.

Glorious hand raised hot water crackling flavoured crust game pie layered with local venison, pigeon, pheasant, rabbit and a boozy brandy chicken liver pate, this is not only a show stopper pie in presentation but in flavour too, all the rich game layers are sumptuously gorgeous. I fell in love with this pie after seeing it being made on a old 1980's television re-run called Pie in the Sky, where a detective wants to retire and opens a pie restaurant, his passion was old fashioned…

Ruby bakes: This hot-water crust is a versatile beast and great for pasties and pies

As you can see from this old recipe index card, I’ve made this pie crust quite a few times. The card is stained with use but only a little worse for wear. The handwriting on it is my dear mot…

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