Nell B. Nichols

Cheese Pastry

Preparation info
  • Makes pastry for

    1

    ( 8 " or 9 " ) 2-crust pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About

Marvelous for apple and many kinds of pies—see recipes in this Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1⅔ c. sifted flour
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 c.

Method

  • Sift flour with salt into medium bowl. Add cheese and toss with a fork to mix thoroughly with flour. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles small peas.
  • Sprinkle water over pastry mixture, 1 tblsp. at a time, until dough will hold together. Shape into a ball with ha