Short Pastry Crust
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted, cut in bits
- 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable shortening solid
- 3 tablespoons water cold
- Sift the flour and salt together into a large bowl.
- With 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the butter and shortening until mixture is the texture of coarse crumbs.
- Add only enough water to make a soft dough.
- Form into a ball, wrap in wax paper and chill for at least 1 hour.
flour, salt, butter, vegetable shortening solid, water cold
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/short-pastry-crust-5030 (may not work)