Flaky Pastry

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, sifted


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 2/3 cup butter


• 6 tablespoons cold water, approximately

Recipe

• 1 mix and sift together flour and salt.


• 2 cut butter into flour with 2 knives or a pastry blender.


• 3 add enough water to hold ingredients together, sprinkling it in evenly and mixing with a fork.


• 4 wrap dough in waxed paper and chill for 1 hour before rolling.


• 5 divide dough in half.


• 6 roll on lightly-floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. for pies and pie shells.


• 7 bake pie shells at 220c for 15 minutes.