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Pie Crust

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Pie Crust

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a bowl, rub together the flour and lard with your fingers until the flour is fully absorbed.

  2. Dissolve the salt in the water and add it to the mixture.

  3. Add the additional ½ cup of flour and mix gently.

  4. Handle the dough as little as possible for best results.

  5. For improved flavor, let the crust sit for several days before using.

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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