Flaky Pastry Recipe
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
7 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Combine flour and salt.
Cut in about 1/2 cup of the shortening, using a pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add remaining shortening in several pieces and cut in until mixture is the size of large peas.
Sprinkle with water, a small amount at a time.
Mix lightly with a fork until all particles are moistened and cling together when pastry is pressed into a ball.
Amount of water may vary with flours.
Cover with damp cloth, and let stand a few minutes.
Roll out pastry very thin (less than 1/8 inch thick) on lightly floured surface.
Cut in about 1/2 cup of the shortening, using a pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add remaining shortening in several pieces and cut in until mixture is the size of large peas.
Sprinkle with water, a small amount at a time.
Mix lightly with a fork until all particles are moistened and cling together when pastry is pressed into a ball.
Amount of water may vary with flours.
Cover with damp cloth, and let stand a few minutes.
Roll out pastry very thin (less than 1/8 inch thick) on lightly floured surface.
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