Basic Pastry

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Title: Basic Pastry
Categories: Pies
Yield: 8 servings

1 Crust/8 inch:
1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/3 c Plus
1 tb Shortening
2 tb Cold water; 2 to 3
1 Crust/9 inch:
1 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/3 c Plus
2 tb Shortening
3 tb Cold water; 3 to 4
1 Crust/10 inch:
1 1/3 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
3 tb Cold water; 3 to 4

Recipe by: Southern Living
Preparation Time: 0:10
Combine flour and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with
pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Sprinkle cold water (1 tablespoon at a time) evenly over
surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are
moistened. Shape into a ball; chill. To fit into pieplate,
roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured
surface. Place in a pieplate; trim off excess pastry along
edges. Fold edges under and flute. For baked pastry shell,
prick bottom and sides of pastry generously with a fork.
Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden
brown. Yield: pastry for one 8-inch, 9-inch, or 10-inch
pie.

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