Almond Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pastry flour
• 3 tablespoons ground almonds
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• Water

Instructions

1. Mix dry ingredients and rub in shortening. Add beaten egg and enough water to hold paste together.
2. Roll and bake in a hot oven.
3. Almond pastry may be used for custard pies, lemon pies, fresh or dried fruit pies, or for tarts to be filled with jelly, marmalade, fruit, or whipped cream mixtures.