Flaky and Tasty Pastry recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons brown sugar 1 pound lard 1 egg 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar 1 cup water
Nutrition Info
- 131 caloriescarbohydrate: 9.4 gcholesterol: 12.9 mgfat: 9.7 gfiber: 0.3 gprotein: 1.3 gsaturatedFat: 3.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 60.4 mgsugar: 0.4 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Flaky and Tasty Pastry
Directions
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Beat the egg in a measuring cup. Add the vinegar and enough cold water to make one cup of liquid.
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar. Cut the lard up into small cubes, and add to the dry ingredients. Blend with two knives, or a pastry blender, until the mixture is crumbly. Add the liquid ingredients, mixing with a knife. Do not use your hands as it tends to soften the lard too much. Add additional water, if required, to make a soft ball of dough. If the weather is warm, refrigerate your dough for 1/2 hour to chill it before rolling. Warm dough doesn't roll as well, and requires too much flour, which makes it less flaky.