Egg Pastry

7 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup very cold butter
  • 1/2 cup very cold margarine
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice or 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1 egg
  • ice cold water

Directions

  1. 1
    Put flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to mix well.
  2. 2
    With the motor OFF, cut in the cold butter and margarine.
  3. 3
    Pulse until the fats are in about 1/4 inch pieces.
  4. 4
    Put the lemon juice OR vinegar and the egg, beaten into a measuring cup and add enough ice water to make 1/2 cup.
  5. 5
    Start your processor and feed water in a slow stream through the tube.
  6. 6
    Watch what your doing as you may not need all the liquid, because as soon as the dough begins to gather together stop the machine.
  7. 7
    The dough does not have to form a ball but it should be soft and silken.
  8. 8
    Turn dough out onto waxed paper, form into two balls, wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

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