1 recipe pastry
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tbsp light corn syrup
3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 pastry:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
3 tbsp water
Directions
TO MAKE PASTRY: Sift flour; mix with salt. Cut in shortening with
pastry blender, or two knives until mixture is consistency of coarse
cornmeal. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix until
all particles are dampened. Put onto wax paper. Press into ball. Let
stand 15 minutes at room temperature.
Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry.
Mix 1/4 cup of shortening, brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook over low
heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Add the
water and again bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 2 minutes, then
remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside to cool.
Start oven at 350 degrees. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and
sugar. Put 1/4 cup of shortening in mixed bowl. Sift in dry
ingredients. Add milk and vanilla. Mix until flour is dampened. Beat
2 minutes on low speed. Add egg, beat 1 minute longer. Pour batter
into pastry-lined pan, Dribble sauce over cake batter. Bake 50-55
minutes. Serve warm or cold. Sauce will have made layer between cake
and pastry.
Servings: 1 cake/pie
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