Lattice Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ cup chilled lard or vegetable shortening
• 2 to four tablespoons cold water

• Nutritional Information

  • Nutritional analysis per serving (2 servings)

    803 calories; 52 grams fat; 20 grams saturated fat; 23 grams monounsaturated fat; 6 grams polyunsaturated fat; 71 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 0 grams sugars; 9 grams protein; 48 milligrams cholesterol; 861 milligrams sodium

  Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.
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Pastry for a nine-inch latticed-top pie

Preparation

1. Combine flour and salt. Cut in lard or shortening with fingertips, knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
2. Sprinkle in water, mixing lightly with fingertips or a fork, until particles can be gathered together in a ball. Wrap in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. To prepare the pastry in a food processor, combine the flour and salt in work bowl and blend together using the knife blade. Add lard or shortening cut into small pieces and process with an on-off or pulse control for a few seconds, until the mixture achieves a uniform mealy texture. Then, with the machine running, add the water a tablespoon at a time, through the feed tube. You will probably need the smaller amount of water and perhaps as little as one to one-and-a-half tablespoons because of the speed with which a food processor amalgamates the ingredients. Process only until a ball of dough forms.

15 minutes