The Best of Shaker Cooking/Amy Bess Miller and Persis Fuller 1985

Flakier Plain Pastry

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Two 8-inch crusts


INGREDIENTS:
1/2 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cups flour sifted 1/4 cup lard
cold water 1/4 cup butter



1 Add salt to flour and sift into bowl. Work in lard with knife. Moisten dough with water so it can be handled easily. Toss out on floured board. Roll out. Dot with butter, fold into three, and roll out again. Divide into 2 pieces for your pies or roll up and fold in cheesecloth. Put in covered tin in cold place until needed.

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