Flaky Paste

Instructions

1. Sift flour and salt together into a bowl; chop in the shortening with a knife until well mixed with the flour.
2. Add ice cold water to form a dough, cutting and mixing the paste thoroughly while adding the water.
3. Flour a board and roll the paste out thinly, rolling only lengthwise and keeping the edges straight, then fold evenly into three layers (lengthwise as a sheet of paper would be folded to fit into a business envelope).
4. Turn it half around and roll again.
5. Repeat the folding and rolling twice and chill the paste if possible before baking.
6. It is the folding and rolling that produce the flakes.