Plain Paste

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon lard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Ice-water

Method

1. 1

   Sift the flour and salt; rub in the lard with the finger tips; add water, drop by drop until a dough is formed.

2. 2

   Flour the bottom of the pan; roll out the crust and line the bottom of the pan with it.

3. 3

   Trim off the edges; roll them out; form into a long strip and press around the edge of the crust, moistening slightly with water.

4. 4

   Fill and bake in a quick oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Institute cook book (1913) by Helen Cramp, page 123. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PLAIN PASTE 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon lard 1/2 teaspoon salt Ice-water

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.