u use a pastry brush you dumboz
Separate the yolk from the egg white, then beat the egg yolk with a whisk (or fork) and use a pastry brush to lightly brush the egg onto the dough/pastry before baking.
Traditionally short crust pastry, but now they are also made with puff pastry.
Pastry dough.
Pate Sucree is a short crust pastry used as tart bases. It is made by rubbing 100g butter into 250g flour, 100g icing sugar and a pinch of salt. It should resemble bread crumbs. Then add a egg and mix. Knead lightly just until pastry is mixed well and smooth. Refrigerate for an hour or two before use. Roll out and pre-bake at 180 degrees Celsius if used as a pastry base.Can use left over dough to bake delicious cookies, just dip in castor sugar before you bake it.
You can use a pastry cutter, knife and fork or pastry blender.
short
They are used to decorate cakes.
Make the pastry using shortening, instead of lard.
Yes
I would use Crisco instead. With it your pastry will be good.
Of course a measuring cup. And other things like a pastry bag and a whisk.