Pastry For One Pie Recipe 2

Ingredients for Pastry For One Pie

• 1¼ cups of sifted pastry flour (5 ounces)
• ¼ teaspoon of baking powder, if desired
• ¼ teaspoon of salt (generous measure)
• 1/3 cup (2 to 3 ounces) of shortening, and cold water

Instructions

1. Sift together the flour, salt and baking power; with a knife or the tips of the fingers work the shortening into the flour mixture, then adding cold water, a few drops at atime, with a knife stire the mixture to a paste.
2. Add no more water than is needed to form the ingredinets into a stiff paste.
3. This paste is now ready for use.