Boiling Water Pastry Recipe
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Boiling Water Pastry

By: phaylock 
"My mother-in-law gave me this recipe when I got married 20 years ago as a 'no fail' pastry. Add up to a half cup more cake flour if necessary."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 double crust
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups cake flour

Directions

  1. Place shortening in a heat-proof bowl. Pour in boiling water and whip mixture until creamy.
  2. Mix together salt and flour in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture. Stir until pastry stops sticking to sides of bowl. Refrigerate pastry before rolling out.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 356 | Total Fat: 25.9g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by MIIST   view full review
I tried this recipe to make a galette and I must say I didn't like it at all. I followed it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2003 by SUNNY81446   view full review
ive tried lots of pie crust recipes and this is by far the best! talk about easy! and it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2011 by Sarah-May Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I popped this in the freezer for a half an hour then let sit at room temp for 5 minutes before...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2002 by WOMANINLOVE   view full review
This is a truely easy and flaky pie crust!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 9, 2007 by npsmama   view full review
Very nice and very easy! This is the only pastry recipe I use now. I used lard instead of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2011 by schlizabeth   view full review
Came out great and made a delicious pie.

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