Pastry

Flaky Pastry Crust
from "The Settlement Cookbook"

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ice water

1. Have all materials ice-cold. Sift flour and salt. Blend the shortening into the flour, add enough ice water, very slowly, to hold dough together.
2. Chill half an hour or more.
3. Roll 1/4 to 1/8-inch thick and line pie plate.