Cooking Recipe Pastry For 9" One Crust Pie
Recipe Ingredients
1/3 c
Shortening or lard
1/2 ts
Salt
3 tb
Cold water
1 c
All-purpose flour
Directions
Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of
small peas.Sprinkle in water,1 tbsp.at a time,tossing with fork until
all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2
tsp. water can be added if necessary.)
Gather pastry into ball;shape into flattened round on lightly
floured cloth covered board.Roll pastry 2" larger than inverted pie
plate,9" x 1 1/4"Fold pastry into quarters;place in plate.Unfold and
ease into plate,pressing firmly against bottom and side.Trim edge of
pastry 1" from rim of plate.Fold and roll pastry under, even with
plate;flute.