Never Hard Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Cook flour and milk to thick paste, stirring constantly.
Cool to lukewarm.
Mix sugar, salt, vanilla and shortening to creamy state.
Add to flour and milk.
Cream all together on high speed. Refrigerates and freezes well for future use.