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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3 to 4 tablespoons water
- Melted unsalted butter
Method
- Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
- Cut in butter until it is the size of large peas.
- Add water tablespoon by tablespoon; knead lightly to form a dough and chill before using.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- To make pastry lids for pies, divide dough into 4 portions and roll each portion into a round 1/8 inch thick.
- Crumple 16 pieces of foil into large marble-size pieces and spread melted butter over them to prevent pastry from sticking to foil.
- Place each pastry round on top of 4 pieces of crumpled foil and bake until golden brown, 15 minutes.
- It may be necessary to turn over the pastries to brown on both sides.
