Enjoy this all-time favourite, and no posts this Wednesday (my birthday). :-)

Please note to begin, this classic recipe from September 2002 comes in two parts; firstly,

Flaky Pie Dough

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. baking powder

2 sticks cold, unsalted butter (or margarine, if preferred)

4 to 6 tbsp. cold water

Directions:

Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a medium sized bowl and stir well. Cut butter into 1 tbsp. 

pieces, then add dry ingredients to same mixture. Toss once or twice to coat pieces of butter. Then, using 

your hands, or a blender/mixer, break butter into even smaller pieces, pinch and squeeze into dry 

ingredients, until mixture resembles coarse, ground cornmeal, and no large pieces of butter remain 

visible. Sprinkle a small amount of water over the mixture, then stir gently with a fork, the dough should

now begin holding together. If mixture still appears crumbly and dry, add remaining water, 1 tbsp. at a 

time, until dough holds together easily. Turn dough out onto a lightly, floured surface and form it into two

circles. Refrigerate dough until it's firm, for about 60 minutes, or as long as required. Move on to the next

step, which is the pie itself, to be continued.....