Hot Water Pie Crust II Recipe. Hot Water Crust Pastry Recipe' title='Hot Water Crust Pastry Recipe' />Learn how to make a hot water crust pastry using this howto guide from Great British Chefs. Ruby bakes This hotwater crust is a versatile beast and great for pasties and pies. A bit of an oddball in pastry terms as the mixture has to be hot rather than cold. This is a heavy dough pastry made by heating water and fat lard. A British invention, hotwater crust pastry is ideal for meat pies and other freeform pastries with chunky or wet fillings. Heres how to make it. Cooking Channel serves up this Hot Water Crust Pastry recipe from Rachel Allen plus many other recipes at CookingChannelTV. Try this wonderful flaky and tender recipe for a nofail Hot Water Pie Crust with an unusual and foolproof technique. How To Corn Beef.