Pastry
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/4 cup water boiling
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Put shortening in medium bowl.
- Add water and milk.
- Break up shortening with 4 prong fork.
- Tilt bowl and beat with fork in quick, cross-the bowl strokes until mixure is smooth and thick like whipped cream and holds soft peaks when fork is lifted.
- Sift flour and salt onto shortening.
- With vigorous, round the bowl strokes, stir quickly, forming dough that clings together and clings to the bowl.
- Pick up dough and work into a smooth, flat round, then divide in half and form two balls.
- Roll out and cut out for one 2 crust pie.
vegetable shortening, water boiling, milk, flour, salt
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pastry-34973 (may not work)