Pastry Shells

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Yields: 2 pastry shells

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup shortening
•  water

Directions

1. Mix and sift flour.
2. Cut in shortening with a knife. Add only enough water to hold the ingredients together.
3. DO NOT KNEAD.
4. Divide the dough into 2 parts and roll out onto a slightly floured wooden board.
5. Line the pie pan with only 1 of the dough parts.
6. Pinch the edges or use a fork to make the edged design.
7. Poke the bottom of the shell with the fork.
8. Bake in oven at 460* for 10 - 15 minutes.
9. **Cook the 2nd shell according to directions unless you are using the 2nd shell as a covering for a pie, then place it on top of the pie raw and cook according to the pie's directions.** This recipe yields 2 pastry shells.