Pastry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/3 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. cold water

Preparation

Mix flour and salt together.
Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or fork until pieces are the size of small peas. Sprinkle water over mixture and blend until all is moistened. Roll into a ball and let stand several minutes.
Roll pastry to fit a 9-inch pie plate.
Poke holes in pastry with fork.
Bake in 400\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes or until slightly brown.