However, if you’re keen to chow down on modern brekkies, local roasteries supplying a top notch caffeine hit, and bakeries slinging unforgettably buttery, pastry ... flaky, laminated goodness. The ...

In short, if crème brûlée and a croissant had a tiny pastry baby, it would be pastel de nata. Intrigued? Read on for the ...

Butter can be grated from frozen into flour to make very flaky pastry. Because butter contains milk deposits it can burn easily, so it can be a temperamental cooking medium. Adding some oil (which ...

"Preheat your oven for at least 20 minutes," says Nicole Rucker. "If you put a pie into an oven that isn't hot enough, the butter will melt before it has time to set into the dough." Other tips?