One-Hundred-One-Year-Old Pastry Recipe
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One-Hundred-One-Year-Old Pastry Recipe

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"This is an old pie crust recipe, made with egg and vinegar, along with the usual ingredients."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 9 inch shells
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups cold water

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into the flour until it is the size of peas.
  2. In a 2 cup measuring cup, beat the egg lightly. Add vinegar, then fill to 1 1/2 cups with cold water.
  3. Add just enough liquid to flour mixture to hold the dough together. It should be approximately 4 tablespoons. Reserve remaining liquid for your next batch of dough.
  4. Handle dough as little as possible. Roll out and use as desired.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 189 | Total Fat: 13.3g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2004 by CJCATRS   view full review
I'm a professional pie maker and have used this recipe for years. Produces a flakey brown...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2004 by Micki   view full review
My mother was an excellent pie baker. This is the crust recipe she always used and it's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2005 by BJREEVE   view full review
Wow! I come from a long line of women who are known far and wide for their exceptionally bad...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2012 by Baking Nana Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was a great pastry crust. Did use lard instead of shortening - did they have shortening...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2007 by RueBarbe   view full review
This was okay. It's pretty flaky, but lacking in flavour. I would make it again, using part...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2006 by SuperRebbetzin   view full review
this isn't exactly great for flakey pastry puff kind of dough, but it's really good for the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2006 by MOLLY86   view full review
The first time I made this, it didn't turn out so well, but I tried it again with the leftover...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 10, 2005 by CMSMOTHER   view full review
This is the same recipe passed down from my g-g-grandmother who used it in her restaurant. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2007 by Fran   view full review
This is a great recipe!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by CantHelpMyself   view full review
this dough was sooooooooooooo greasy! Yes it was fine to work with but....not cool with the...

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