Pate Brisee

Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
- 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 4 tablespoons ice water

Directions:
- In a large bowl blend the flour, butter, vegetable shortening, and salt until the mixture resembles meal.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, adding more ice water if necessary to form a dough, and form the dough into a ball.
- Dust the dough with flour and chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.