Hot water pastry

Rebecca
Rebecca @cook_3051609
Maggie Valley, North Carolina

Needed a good, can't mess up pastry that was versatile and easy to remember so I googled it and found this on instructables.com. I've tweaked it somewhat but wished to credit the source as this is not originally my recipe. I love it, the hubby loves it, enjoy!

Hot water pastry

Needed a good, can't mess up pastry that was versatile and easy to remember so I googled it and found this on instructables.com. I've tweaked it somewhat but wished to credit the source as this is not originally my recipe. I love it, the hubby loves it, enjoy!

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Ingredients

  1. 2 cupall-purpose flour
  2. 1 cuphot water
  3. 1/2 cupof ANY kind of fat
  4. 1 tspsalt
  5. 1extra flour for kneading
  6. utensils
  7. 1Mixing bowl
  8. 1your hands
  9. 1cutting board or counter top
  10. 1coffee pot or stove top

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Sift flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl

  2. 2

    Now, you can EITHER 1) heat your fat and water to boiling on the stove OR 2) Run your water through a clean coffee maker and melt your fat in the microwave. Either way is fine as long as they're boiling hot for the next step

  3. 3

    Move fast but be safe! Dump your hot fat and boiling water into your dry ingredients and combine until a soft dough forms

  4. 4

    Let it rest until its cool enough to handle safely, then knead until it stiffens up, I usually rest it 10 minutes or so then knead it just until stiff (use a lightly floured surface obviously)

  5. 5

    Now you can either use it immediately or you can wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for up to 2 days. Just take it out, roll it or shape it however you wish and stuff it!

  6. 6

    Bake according to your recipe, it blind bakes well too provided you dock it

  7. 7

    This makes enough for 2 9" pie crusts or 1 13x9" pan (bottom only) I don't usually mature it and you can use any kind of fat: butter, lard, shortening, I've even used hamburger grease straight from the pan. You can also season it with various seasonings or spices instead of salt. It makes a nice flaky pastry that is also quite sturdy if you wish to mold your pie instead of using a pan

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