Best for pastry and shallow fryingRub into flour to make a dough that's easy to handle and rolls out without cracking – the secret to a beautiful batch of scones and shortcrust pastry that's perfectly short, crisp and flaky. You can also cream packet Stork with sugar for feather-light fairy cakes, and its firm texture is especially good for rich fruitcakes, helping to keep the dried fruit evenly distributed. It can be a tad too firm to use straight from the fridge, so work with packet Stork at room temperature unless the recipe says otherwise.