1 Recipe pastry
1/4 c Shortening
1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tb Light corn syrup
3 tb Water
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 1/4 c Cake flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
PASTRY:
1 1/2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Shortening
3 tb Water
TO MAKE PASTRY: Sift flour; mix with salt. Cut in shortening with
pastry blender, or two knives until mixture is consistency of coarse
cornmeal. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix until
all particles are dampened. Put onto wax paper. Press into ball. Let
stand 15 minutes at room temperature.
Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry.
Mix 1/4 cup of shortening, brown sugar and corn syrup. Cook over low
heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Add the
water and again bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 2 minutes, then
remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside to cool.
Start oven at 350 degrees. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and
sugar. Put 1/4 cup of shortening in mixed bowl. Sift in dry
ingredients. Add milk and vanilla. Mix until flour is dampened. Beat
2 minutes on low speed. Add egg, beat 1 minute longer. Pour batter
into pastry-lined pan, Dribble sauce over cake batter. Bake 50-55
minutes. Serve warm or cold. Sauce will have made layer between cake
and pastry.
Yields
1 Cake/pie