Flaky Pastry Crust #1
List of Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
approx. 1/3 cup cold water
Recipe
Place the sifter in a large bowl and then measure the flour and salt into it and sift. Cut in two thirds of the shortening with either a pastry blender or two knives until it reaches the consistency of corn meal. Then cut in the rest of the shortening until it's like large peas. Sprinkle the water, a tsp. at a time, all over the mixture, while tossing with a fork. Be careful and not add to much water, you don't want it wet or slippery, just moist enough that the peas stick together and form a dough. Split dough in half and roll out on a floured board. It will make a two crust pie or two pie shells. If you only use one, you can freeze the other one for later use.
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