Heres a biscuit pastry receipe from the common sense cookery book:

125g Butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup self- raising flour
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 egg

1. Cream butter and sugar
2. Add egge and beat well
3. Add sifted flours
4. Knead lightly
5. Roll out to size and shape required
6. Bake in a moderate oven 180 degrees for approx 20 minutes.

I havent used that one before but ive used another one in that book to make pastry for pies and it was yummmmo!