Butter-Lard Pastry

By broots

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup lard (or shortening- Crisco)
• 5 to 6 tablespoons of ice water
• For sweet pies add 1 to 2 teaspoons white sugar.

Details

Adapted from thibeaultstablerecipes.blogspot.ca

Preparation

Step 1

Mix flour with salt, and cut in butter and lard.

An easy way to cut in the fat is to use a food Processor. Cut the butter and lard into cubes add to the flour and pulse. Butter/lard should be the size of peas. Pour mixture into a bowl and add the
icewater, mixing quickly with a fork, just until the dough comes together. Turn out on to floured board and form into a ball. Cut into two pieces, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for an hour.

Another way to cut into the butter is to use a box grater. Makes the perfect size pieces of butter. Just make sure that the butter is very cold.

NOTE: This crust is also perfect made with all butter.