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Reliable basic pastry recipe.
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Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter or shortening (shortening is flakier but butter tastes better)
1 egg
1 Tbsp vinegar
2 Tbsp cold water
Instructions
Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.
Cut in butter until the texture is like oatmeal.
Mix egg, vinegar and water in a small bowl.
Stir liquid into solid with a fork. Do not overmix!
Flour a counter and roll out pastry, playing with it as little as possible.
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