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Flaky Pastry

Flaky Pastry Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched salt, table shortening, vegetable, household, composite butter, without salt water, bottled, generic Directions: Sift flour and salt together. Cut...

Flaky Pastry

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
butter, without salt
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Sift flour and salt together.
Cut shortening and butter into 1/2-inch cubes, and toss with the flour until cubes are coated.
With the hands, crumble butter and shortening into the flour.
Continue until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
Add water a little at a time, and mix until dough comes together into a ball.
Knead on a lightly floured board to mix thoroughly.
Chill for 30 minutes before rolling out.