Name: Boiling Water Pastry recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening;½ cup boiling water;1 pinch salt;2 cups cake flour

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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: : -

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

1 double crust

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.