Thursday, January 26, 2012

Pastry for 9 inch pie

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
5 Tbsp. cold butter or margarine, cut up
3 Tbsp. trans fat free vegetable shortening
3-5 Tbsp.ice water

In food processor, blend flour and salt. Add butter and shortening; pulse until mixture resembles course crumbs with pea size pieces.  Sprinkle in water, 1 Tbsp at a time, pulsing until clumps begin to form.  Or in a large bowl, mix flour and salt.  With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor fashion, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles course crumbs.  Add water, mixing lightly with a fork, after each addition, until dough just forms clumps.

Shape dough into disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight.  If overnight-let stand 30 minutes before rolling.  Makes 1 crust.

recipe taken from good housekeeping: demonstrated by: Terri Pitcher

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