From Sharon
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 1/4" pieces and chilled
- 8 tbsp vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces and chilled
- 1/4 cup vodka, chilled
- 1/4 ice water
Directions
- Process 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar and salt in food processor until combined, about 5 seconds. Scatter butter and shortening over top and continue to process until incorporated and mixture begins to form uneven clumps with no remaining floury bits, about 15 seconds.
- Scrape down bowl and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Spring remaining 1 cup flour over dough and pulse until mixture has broken up into pieces and is evenly distributed around bowl, 4 to 6 pulses.
- Transfer mixture to large bowl. Sprinkle vodka and ice water over mixture. Stir and press dough together, using stiff rubber spatula, until dough sticks together.
- Divide dough into 2 even pieces. Turn each piece of dough onto sheet of plastic wrap and flatten each into 4" disk. Wrap each piece tightly in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour. Before rolling out dough, let it sit on counter to soften slightly, about 10 minutes. (You can refrigerate dough for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. If frozen, let dough thaw completely on counter before rolling it out.)
