To make the pastry, combine the flours in a bowl, add the butter and rub in lightly with your fingertips. Heat 200ml/7fl oz water, the salt and lard in a saucepan until just boiling.

1. Browning: The most common egg wash use (and the one we’ll focus on here) is to lend a golden brown, shiny look to baked goods.For example, brushing it on pie crust, croissants or enriched ...

Set the EGG for indirect cooking with the convEGGtor at 400°F/204C°. Using a wooden spoon, mix the corn syrup, eggs, butter, brown sugar, bourbon and flour in a medium bowl until combined. Add ...