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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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8- or 9- Pastry Shell Ingredients:
1 cup flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/3 cup shortening |
2 tablespoons cold water (about) |
Directions:
1. Mix flour and salt thoroughly. Mix in fat only until mixture is crumbly.
2. Add a little water at a time, blending lightly. Dough should be just moist enough to cling together when pressed.
3. Shape dough into a ball. Roll out on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of waxed paper. Fit carefully into piepan. Lift edges and smooth out air bubbles. For baked pastry shell, trim pastry, leaving about 1 inch around the edge. Fold edge under and shape into an upright rim.
4. Prick bottom and sides well with a fork. Bake at 450-degress F (very hot oven) 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
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