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Flaky Pie Crust

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 5 ingredients
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Flaky Pie Crust

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, lard, baking powder, and salt.

  2. Add enough cold water to form a dough.

  3. Roll the dough very thin.

  4. For a flaky crust, grease the top with soft butter and sprinkle with flour.

  5. Tilt the pie and gently pour ½ cup of cold water over it.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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