Laminated Crisco Pastry

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• cold water

Method

1. 1 Mix salt with flour.
2. 2 Divide Crisco into four equal parts.
3. 3 Rub one part of Crisco into the flour mixture.
4. 4 Mix with a little cold water to form a stiff paste.
5. 5 Shape into an oblong strip about three times as long as it is broad.
6. 6 Dot the surface with one quarter of the remaining Crisco in pea-sized dabs.
7. 7 Lightly flour the surface and fold the paste into thirds (letter fold).
8. 8 Turn the dough 90 degrees, press edges to seal air, and roll out again.
9. 9 Repeat the dotting, folding, and rolling process with the remaining two parts of Crisco.
10. 10 Roll to the required thickness for use.