Flaky Pastry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup butter
6 tablespoons cold water, approximately

Preparation

Mix and sift together flour and salt.
Cut butter into flour with 2 knives or a pastry blender.
Add enough water to hold ingredients together, sprinkling it in evenly and mixing with a fork.
Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill for 1 hour before rolling.
Divide dough in half.
Roll on lightly-floured board to 1/8-inch thickness. for pies and pie shells.
Bake pie shells at 220C for 15 minutes.