They can also be frozen for up to three months. It's very easy to make simple vegan sweet shortcrust pastry by substituting the butter with soya margarine.

Puff pastry can be bought ready-made either chilled or frozen. Look for all-butter varieties for the best flavour. FAQs about BBC Food ...

however it is also common to use shortcrust on the bottom with flaky pastry on top. I find the frozen sheets available in the supermarket are better to work with than frozen rolled pastry and they ...