Boiling Water Pastry recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup shortening
½ cup boiling water
1 pinch salt
2 cups cake flour

Nutrition Info

356.1 calories
carbohydrate: 27.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 25.9 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 6.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 0.7 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place shortening in a heat-proof bowl. Pour in boiling water and whip mixture until creamy.

  2. Mix together salt and flour in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture. Stir until pastry stops sticking to sides of bowl. Refrigerate pastry before rolling out.

Recipe Yield

1 double crust

Recipe Note

My mother-in-law gave me this recipe when I got married 20 years ago as a 'no fail' pastry. Add up to a half cup more cake flour if necessary.

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