Flaky Pastry

Ingredients

• 8 oz flour
• squeeze of lemon juice
• cold water to mix
• pinch of salt
• 5 to 6 oz shortening and margarine mixed

Directions

1. Add the salt to the flour
2. Soften shortening and margarine blending thoroughly with a broad bladed knife
3. Divide softened fat into quarters and rub one portion into the flour and salt Now mix an elastic dough with about 14 pint of cold water adding a squeeze of lemon juice
4. Place the dough on a floured board and roll out into an oblong keeping the sides straight
5. Flake 14 of fat into small pieces over 23 of the dough
6. Dredge the entire surface with flour and fold the bottom 13 up and the top 13 down Turn the pastry to bring folded edge to the right repeat rolling flaking and folding twice more