Perfect Pastry
A versatile, flaky pastry dough perfect for pies and tarts, offering a crisp texture and buttery flavor that suits both sweet and savory dishes.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Sift together the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
- Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine the egg, water, and vinegar in a separate bowl.
- Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of the egg mixture over the flour mixture and mix with a fork.
- Add 4 more tablespoons of the mixture and continue mixing until the pastry holds together.
- Gather the dough with your hands and press into a ball.
- Wrap the dough in clear plastic wrap.
- Chill for 15 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Divide the chilled dough into 4 parts.
- Roll out each part between clear plastic wrap to form 4 crusts.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
473
kcal
24% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).