Name: Basic Pastry
Ingredients: 5 c All-purpose flour; 1 lb (500g) cold shortening; 1 Egg; 1 tb White vinegar; Ice Water

Here, then, is the crucial question which we have been leading up to. Have we ever opened our door to Christ? Have we ever invited Him in? This was exactly the question which I needed to have put to me. For, intellectually speaking, I had believed in Jesus all my life, on the other side of the door. I had regularly struggled to say my prayers through the key-hole. I had even pushed pennies under the door in a vain attempt to pacify Him. I had been baptized, yes and confirmed as well. I went to church, read my Bible, had high ideals, and tried to be good and do good. But all the time, often without realizing it, I was holding Christ at arm’s length, and keeping Him outside. I knew that to open the door might have momentous consequences. I am profoundly grateful to Him for enabling me to open the door. Looking back now over more than fifty years, I realize that that simple step has changed the entire direction, course and quality of my life.

John Stott

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Pastry, Desserts, Pie	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

5	c	All-purpose flour
1	lb	(500g) cold shortening
1		Egg
1	tb	White vinegar
		Ice Water

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Measure flour and place in a large bowl.  Cut cold shortening into 1"
cubes and add to flour.  Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut shortening
into flour until it is the consistency of coarse meal. Make a well in
centre.
2.  Place egg and vinegar in a measuring cup.  Add ice water to bring it up
to 1 cup.  Whisk to break up egg and blend with water. Add liquid to flour
mixture all at once. Then, using a fork, work until all dry ingredients are
moist.  Using your hands, gather dough into a firm ball. Do not over- mix
or knead dough. Cut dough into 4 equal pieces.
3.  Wrap each piece of dough individually and refrigerate until well
chilled, at least 30 minutes but preferably overnight. Well-wrapped pastry
will keep well inthe refrigerator for a least a week or in the freezer for
several months.
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