Rich Sweet Pie Pastry Or Butter Crust Pastry Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageCuisine
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Sifted all-purpose flour 2 cups
 Salt1/4 Teaspoon
 Sugar2 Tablespoon
 Butter3/4 Cup (16 tbs)
 Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
 Egg yolks2
 Ice water or lemon juice about 2 tablespoons

Directions

1. Sift flour, salt and sugar into a bowl.
2. Cut in butter as for plain pie pastry.
3. Add lemon rind.
4. Beat together egg yolks and 1 tablespoon water or lemon juice.
5. Use to bind mixture as when making plain pie pastry.
6. Add extra water or juice to bind in loose bits of pastry.
7. Pat dough into a ball.
8. Divide it in half and chill like plain pie pastry.
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