Pastry Dough

5 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
  • 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    In a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, butter, shortening, and salt until mixture resembles meal.
  2. 2
    Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse until water is incorporated.
  3. 3
    If necessary add enough of remaining ice water to form a dough and form dough into a disk.
  4. 4
    Lightly dust dough with flour and chill, wrapped in wax paper, 1 hour.

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