Sunday, January 24, 2010

Mom's Pie Crust

This particular recipe was one used by my Mother in her small bakeshop so it makes about 5 pies worth of pastry.

5 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 pound lard or shortening
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg beaten in a measuring cup then finish filling cup with hot water

Mix all ingredients thoroughly then chill to set approximately one hour or until ready to use.

Just be sure that all the shortening or lard is well mixed in otherwise your pastry will have holes in it when it is baked. The good thing about this pastry is that you can't over work it - it keeps the flaky texture when done.

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