Cooking Recipe Pastry For Single Crust

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
4 tb Water

Directions

Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Using a pastry blender, fork, or 2
knives, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water at time over surface of mixture; toss
lightly with a fork after each addition. Use only enough water to
hold dough together. Press dough firmly into a ball. On floured
board, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Fit into a 9-inch pie
plate; do not stretch. Trim dough 1 inch larger than plate; turn
dough under and flute. Makes one 9-inch pie shell.

Reprinted with permission from: The Electric Kitchen & Hawaiian
Electric Company, Inc.

[Meal-Master compatible format by Karen Mintzias]

Categories matching this recipe

Pies ,Misc