flaky pastry
5 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups shortening 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 egg, beaten Water Sift dry i...
Ingredients
- 5cupall-purpose flour
- 1tablespoonbrown sugar
- 1/4teaspoonbaking powder
- 11/2 teaspoons salt
- 2cupshortening
- 1tablespoonvinegar
- 1egg, beaten
Directions
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Flaky Pastry 5 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 cups shortening 1 tablespoo
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Cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture is the consistency of coarse meal
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Combine vinegar and egg and add enough water to make 1 cup liquid
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Add liquid to dry ingredients and mix until dough forms a ball
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Divide dough and pat out with hands into desired shape on floured pastry cloth or board or floured sheet of wax paper
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Smooth with rolling pin
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For baked shell, prick with a fork and bake at 450 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes
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Keeps several months in freezer tightly wrapped