Margarine Pastry.....good for steak pies, sweet pies...For the first time, I tried making a pastry without lard or shortening. Found this weird little recipe, tucked away on a recipe site. Was kind of hoping I could find a way to make pastry on the sly. This is incredibly nice, flaky, and easy, and smells nice as it bakes. Sometimes lard in pastry has an oily, nasty smell as it bakes. Definitely a yum-yum worth trying.
2 cups flour
Cut in 1 cup cold margarine
Add bit by bit, 1/3 cup cold cold cold water, plus a little more
Combine all of this till a smooth ball is formed. It is very elastic and does not require much kneading, or even chilling. Makes 2 pie crusts. Easy. I actually like this better than the usual vinegar and egg pastry.
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