Plain Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 cup pastry flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons dripping
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ice-water to moisten

Method

1. 1

   Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder (if used).

2. 2

   Wash the butter, and with the tips of the fingers work half of it into the flour.

3. 3

   Add ice-water slowly, stirring with a knife, until a stiff dough is formed.

4. 4

   Turn on a floured board, pat with a rolling pin, and roll lightly into an oblong piece.

5. 5

   Spread the remaining butter upon the paste, fold it to make three layers, pat and roll out again, and fold into three layers.

6. 6

   Roll out to about 1 inch in thickness, and fit to the pie plate.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools (1900) by Wilson, Lucy Langdon (Williams) Mrs, page 125. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plain Pastry. — 1 cup pastry flour, ^ cup butter or 2 table- spoons butter and 2 tablespoons dripping, i teaspoon salt, ice-water to moisten

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