Easy Pastry Dough Recipe
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup frozen vegetable shortening, cut into large pieces
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons (about) ice water
- Blend first 4 ingredients in processor 10 seconds. Add shortening; process just until very coarse meal forms. Beat egg with 2 tablespoons water; add to processor. Blend until large moist clumps form, adding more water if dry. Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten each piece into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill at least 1 hour. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled. Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.)
