Basic Pastry

• 1 cup flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 2 tablespoons water cold

1. Combine flour and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
2. Sprinkle cold water (1 tablespoon at a time) evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.
3. Shape into a ball; chill.
4. To fit into pieplate, roll dough to 18 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
5. Place in a pieplate; trim off excess pastry along edges.
6. Fold edges under and flute.
7. For baked pastry shell, prick bottom and sides of pastry generously with a fork.
8. Bake at 450F (230C) for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden pie.

flour, salt, vegetable shortening, water cold

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/basic-pastry-43462 (may not work)