Pastry Dough

ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 stick (1/3 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
  1 stick whipped butter
  3/4 stick hydrogenated fat
  3/4 stick margarine
  1/2 stick olive oil
• 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons ice water

directions

In a bowl with a pastry blender or in a food processor blend or pulse together flour, butter, shortening, and salt until mixture resembles meal. Add 2 tablespoons ice water and toss or pulse until water is incorporated. If necessary add enough of remaining ice water to form a dough and form dough into a disk. Lightly dust dough with flour and chill, wrapped in wax paper, 1 hour.