Foil Tart Shells Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon shortening or 1/3 cup lard | ||
| Cold water | 2 Tablespoon | |
Directions
Mix flour and salt in bowl.
Cut in shortening thoroughly with pastry blender.
Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons water can be added if necessary).
Gather pastry into ball; divide into 6 equal parts.
Place each part on 5-inch square of heavy-duty aluminum foil; roll each into circle, about 5 inches in diameter.
Trim edges of foil and pastry to make neat circle.
Shape foil and pastry together into tart by turning up 1 1/2-inch edges; flute.
Cut in shortening thoroughly with pastry blender.
Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons water can be added if necessary).
Gather pastry into ball; divide into 6 equal parts.
Place each part on 5-inch square of heavy-duty aluminum foil; roll each into circle, about 5 inches in diameter.
Trim edges of foil and pastry to make neat circle.
Shape foil and pastry together into tart by turning up 1 1/2-inch edges; flute.
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