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Flaky Pie Crust

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Flaky Pie Crust

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of lard with a sprinkle of salt.

  2. If the lard is very cold, warm it slightly before adding it to the flour.

  3. Add cold water gradually and mix with a spoon until just combined.

  4. Avoid kneading the dough more than necessary to keep it flaky.

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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