Tenderflake™ Perfect Pastry

Name: Tenderflake™ Perfect Pastry
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 cup Flour cake and pastry.......OR; 5 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tsp salt; 1 lb lard....NOT SHORTENING...; 1 tbsp vinegar; 1 egg - lightly beaten; 1 cold water

Bob @cook_3607766

This crust is flaky and light. Not at all heavy, just plain awesome.

Bob @cook_3607766

This crust is flaky and light. Not at all heavy, just plain awesome.

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Ingredients

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6 cupFlour cake and pastry.......OR
5 1/2 cupall-purpose flour
2 tspsalt
1 lblard....NOT SHORTENING...
1 tbspvinegar
1egg - lightly beaten
1cold water

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Steps

1

Mix together flour and salt
2

Cut in the LARD with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal
3

In a 1 cup measure, combine vinegar and egg. Add enough water to make total 1 cup
4

Gradually stir liquid into flour mixture. Add only enough water to make dough cling together.
5

Gather into a ball and divide into 6 portions for pie crusts. Wrap unused portions and refridgerate or freeze.
6

Roll out each portion used on lightly floured surface. If dough is sticking, chill for 1 to 2 hours
7

Transfer dough to pie plate as normal
8

MAKES THREE 9 - inch double crust pies or 6 pie shells
9

Always good idea to cool before roll out.