If I die with a pie in my hand, I’ll know I’ve lived a good life. Prepare yourselves for the flakiest, blackberriest, hand pies your heart will ever desire.

This recipe is the perfect base for your pies, fruit tarts, frangipanes, or honestly just to bite directly into out of the oven (cooled of course, we’re not animals). Take your time with it - rub that butter in - and respect the process, you’ll be rewarded with melt-in-your-mouth crust at the end, I promise.