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Flaky Pastry
 
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Prep Time: 90 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 90 Minutes
Servings: 8
This recipe comes from the Gone With The Wind Cook Book - Famous Southern Cooking Recipes . There is a note in the foreward which I love: Gone With The Wind told of a style of living. as well as a romantic drama, A way of living, playing, and eating that thrilled us all.
Ingredients:
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter
6 tablespoons cold water, approximately
Directions:
1. Mix and sift together flour and salt.
2. Cut butter into flour with 2 knives or a pastry blender.
3. Add enough water to hold ingredients together, sprinkling it in evenly and mixing with a fork.
4. Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill for 1 hour before rolling.
5. Divide dough in half.
6. Roll on lightly-floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. for pies and pie shells.
7. Bake pie shells at 220C for 15 minutes.
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