Whole wheat pastry

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Whole wheat flour
⅓ cup Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
⅓ cup Shortening; plus 2 tablespoons
3 tablespoons Cold water; up to 4

Directions

Combine flours and salt; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mix resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle cold water (1 tablespoon at a time) evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball; chill.

To fit into pie plate, roll dough to ⅛ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in a 9 inch pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges. Fold under and flute.

For baked pastry shell, prick bottom and sides of pastry generously with a fork; bake at 400°F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes one 9 inch pastry crust

Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@...

Recipe by: The Southern Living Cookbook, 1987, 8487-0709-5 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> on May 02, 1998

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