Plain Pastry

Ingredients

• 14 c. shortening (lard or half butter and lard)
• 1 c. pastry flour
• 3^ tsp. salt
• }4: tsp. baking powder
• 3^ to Ji c, or enough to moisten dough

Method

1. 1

   Have all materials cold, mix and sift the flour, salt, and baking powder, cut in the shortening with knives until fine like meal.

2. 2

   Add enough ice water to make a stiff dough.

3. 3

   Be careful not to make the dough sticky.

4. 4

   Take on a slightly floured board and roll lightly to 0.25 inch thickness.

5. 5

   Bake in a very hot oven.

6. 6

   Make 2 crusts.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Domestic science, principles and application (1914) by Pearl La Verne Bailey, page 98. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Plain Pastry 14 c. shortening (lard or half butter and lard) 1 c. pastry flour 3^ tsp. salt }4: tsp. baking powder Ice water 3^ to Ji c, or enough to moisten dough

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