Lattice Pastry

Directions

1. 1
   Combine flour and salt.
2. 2
   Cut in lard or shortening with fingertips, knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. 3
   Sprinkle in water, mixing lightly with fingertips or a fork, until particles can be gathered together in a ball.
4. 4
   Wrap in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
5. 5
   To prepare the pastry in a food processor, combine the flour and salt in work bowl and blend together using the knife blade.
6. 6
   Add lard or shortening cut into small pieces and process with an on-off or pulse control for a few seconds, until the mixture achieves a uniform mealy texture.
7. 7
   Then, with the machine running, add the water a tablespoon at a time, through the feed tube.
8. 8
   You will probably need the smaller amount of water and perhaps as little as one to one-and-a-half tablespoons because of the speed with which a food processor amalgamates the ingredients.
9. 9
   Process only until a ball of dough forms.