This is an easy pastry and so versatile. It is the base of large number of sweets like, jam tarts, cassata, meringue pies and biscuits which you can all include in a tea party.
400g plain flour
150g butter
1 tsp lemon juice
3 small eggs
75g caster sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Cut butter into small pieces and put in a food processor with flour and sugar. Pulse a few times until mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Add lemon juice, cream of tartar and eggs and pulse again a few times till all combined. Remove dough from bowl and form into a ball. Cover in cling film and chill for half an hour before use. Alternatively you can put in a plastic bag and freeze.
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