Crisp Pastry Crust

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup very cold butter
• 2 teaspoons butter flavor crisco
• 1 egg yolk
• 4 -5 teaspoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 place flour, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• 2 cut in the butter and shortening, and cut the fat into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse cornmeal.
• 3 in a cup whisk together the yolk and 3 teaspoons of the ice water.
• 4 using a fork mix it into the dry mixture, drawing the mixture twoards the center of the bowl.
• 5 if it's still crumbly add a bit more water, 1 teaspoon at a time.
• 6 turn out, knead for a few seconds and form into 2 even balls.
• 7 wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• 8 roll out and use as you will.