Crisco Shortcrust Pastry

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup Crisco
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• cold water

Method

1. 1 Sift flour and salt into a bowl.
2. 2 Chop Crisco into the flour using a floured knife until the mixture resembles meal.
3. 3 Gradually add a well-beaten egg mixed with lemon juice.
4. 4 Add sufficient cold water to hold the mixture together.
5. 5 Roll the pastry into a ball with a knife.
6. 6 Let stand in a cool place for one hour, then roll out lightly.
7. 7 Bake in a hot oven (425°F).