Pastry For Pie Shells

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening

4 tablespoons cold water

Preparation

Mix flour and salt in mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until pastry balls about the size of peas. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture. Gently toss with a fork. Push pastry mixture against the side of the bowl to mix. Continue to add water at 1 tablespoon at a time to the maximum amount and working into the mixture.

Make a pastry ball (makes 1 pastry). Dust rolling surface with flour. Roll dough from center to the edge forming a circle about 12 inches diameter. Wrap pastry around the rolling pin. Unroll onto a 9 inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate. Fold under extra pastry.