Easy-Roll Pie Pastry CBC Best Recipes Ever Recipe

Name: Easy-Roll Pie Pastry CBC Best Recipes Ever
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp (4 mL) salt; 1/2 cup (125 mL) cold unsalted butter, cubed; 1/2 cup (125 mL) lard or vegetable shortening, cubed; 1/4 cup (60 mL) cold water, approx; 3 tbsp (45 mL) sour cream; 1 egg

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp (4 mL) salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) cold unsalted butter, cubed
1/2 cup (125 mL) lard or vegetable shortening, cubed
1/4 cup (60 mL) cold water, approx
3 tbsp (45 mL) sour cream
1 egg

PREP TIME 10m	TOTAL TIME 10m
YIELD 8 servings

Instructions

In bowl, whisk flour with salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter and lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with a few larger pieces.
Whisk together cold water, sour cream and egg; drizzle over flour mixture, tossing with fork and adding up to 1 tsp more cold water if necessary until ragged dough forms. Divide in half; shape into discs.
Wrap each and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.)

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