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# :pie: Hot Water Crust

![Hot Water Crust](../../assets/images/hot-water-crust.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:-----------------------: |
| 20 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :ear_of_rice: 265 g all-purpose flour
- :ear_of_rice: 55 g strong white bread flour
- :butter: 55 g unsalted butter
- :carrot: 65 g vegetable shortening
- :salt: 1 tsp salt
- :droplet: 135 ml boiling water

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 bowl
- 1 pan
- 1 spoon

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Put all-purpose flour and strong white bread flour into a bowl. Add the cubed unsalted butter and rub in with your
fingertips.

### Step 2

!!! danger

    Melting vegetable shortening on the stovetop in water can cause the mixture to explode. Watch carefully and don't
    overcook.

Heat the vegetable shortening in a pan until melted. Dissolve the salt in the boiling water, then add to the melted
vegetable shortening.

### Step 3

Pour this liquid into the flour. Mix with a spoon then, as soon as it is cool enough, tip the dough onto a lightly
floured surface and work together into a ball. Be careful that the dough is not too hot when you start to work it.

### Step 4

Once the dough ball is formed, leave it to cool slightly. If it’s still lumpy, work it a minute or two longer.

### Step 5

Divide the dough in two, making one piece slightly bigger than the other.

## :link: Sources

- <https://www.paulhollywood.com/post/pork-pies>
- <https://youtu.be/1nArqhRyszw>
- <https://youtu.be/f0sUuossGNQ>
- <https://youtu.be/Ee-8PckT1cA>