Flaky pastry

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2¼ cup Flour
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Cold unsalted butter, cut
Into bits
½ cup Cold vegetable shortening,
Cut into bits
¼ cup Ice water
1 Egg lightly beaten with 1
TB water, for egg wash

Directions

Into a mixing bowl sift flour and salt. Add butter and shortening and blend with a pastry blender or fingertips until it resembles coarse meal. Add water, stirring with a fork until dough comes together. If too dry, add a little more water. Gather dough into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and flatten into a disk. Chill at least 30 minutes, or may be prepared a day ahead.

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