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Valentine's Day Recipes
Piecrust
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
4 tablespoons ice water
Cooking spray
For: 10 servings.
PREPARATION
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring
cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, and salt; cut
in butter and shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until
mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle surface with ice water,
1 tablespoon at a time; toss with a fork until moist and crumbly
(do not form a ball).
3. Press mixture gently into a 4-inch circle
on plastic wrap; cover. Chill 15 minutes. Slightly overlap 2
lengths of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Unwrap and
place chilled dough on plastic wrap. Cover dough with 2 additional
lengths of overlapping plastic wrap. Roll dough, still covered,
into a 13-inch circle. Place dough in freezer 5 minutes or until
plastic wrap can be easily removed.
4. Remove top sheets of plastic wrap; fit
dough, plastic wrap side up, into a deep- dish pie plate coated
with cooking spray. Remove remaining plastic wrap. Fold edges
under; flute. Pierce bottom and sides of dough with a fork;
bake at 400°F for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
