Mary's Old Virginny Pie Pastry |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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From the March 1981 edition of Bon Appetit. Makes an incredibly rich and short pastry due to the high ratio of shortening to flour. 1/4 to 1/3 of this makes the crust for Apple Pan Dowdy that I will post later. I didn't include baking times or instructions because that will depend on the recipe you use this pastry for. And I do know how unhealthy this pastry is. It has equal amounts of flour and fat. It is not good for you. If you are looking for a healthy pastry (is there such a thing?), keep going, do not stop here. But in small quantities, this is delightful pastry. Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons salt |
2 cups vegetable shortening |
2/3 cup cold milk |
Directions:
1. Combine flour and salt in mixing bowl.
2. Cut in shortening until shortening is in pieces about 1/2 square.
3. Pour in all but 1 tbsp milk and toss with fingers until combined.
4. Add remaining milk to moisten dry bits at bottom of bowl.
5. Shape into a ball, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes to make rolling easier.
6. Can be frozen.
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