THE BEST PASTRY RECIPE EVER!

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This is another recipe from my MIL it's the best pastry recipe I have ever eaten in my life! An update: I just found out this Holiday Season how my MIL bakes this pastry which I have just updated the recipe. I had never known until now as at 90 years young we were helping her make her signature pies Wild Blueberry & Raspberry while my MIL supervised us "very" carefully! So it wasn't until I was getting ready to put the pies in the oven that I learned her method of baking at 400 Degree's for 10 minutes then 350 Degree's for the duration until golden brown. I regret I did not know this either you must add 1 Tablespoon of vinegar to the the one cup containing the egg and cold water making up only 1 cup to add to the dough. The recipe instructions have now been updated in the recipe. I did not know about either of these until now which I feel must be the secret to her flaky tender pie crust! My apologies to all at www.food.com for this error.

Provided by oilpatchjo

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 2 pies, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb lard (Tender Flake Lard)
5 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg (if you get a double yolk only one yolk)
1 tablespoon vinegar (white)
1/2 cup cold water (aside)

Steps:

  • Keep 1 cup of the flour out to use this flour to roll out dough with.
  • Combine lard,flour,baking powder,salt.
  • In a cup with fork slightly beat egg, vinegar and cold water to make up 1 cup of ingredients
  • Add egg, water and vinegar to flour mixture form a ball.
  • Do not overwork dough.
  • Please, refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour or 24 hrs {this freezes very well} before using for the best result.
  • Bake at 400 Degrees in a preheated oven for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350 until pastry is golden brown!

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