"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> After many, many years of making pie dough and having
> excellent results I messed up today. I had been making it
> long enough that I had the recipe memorized, even able to
> cut I cup of Crisco without having to check the guide on the
> outside flap. I was making a batch of pastry to do my
> mincemeat tarts this afternoon. The dough just wasn't
> working. I told my wife I was having a problem. She, who
> doesn't often make pies, looked at it and told me that it
> was short on shortening. DOH!!! I used 1/2 cup instead of a
> cup. I cut off another 1/2 cup, cut it into the halfassed
> dough and stuck it in the fridge for 10 minutes then rolled
> it out and cut out the circles for the tarts, stuffed them
> into the pans, filed them, put a top on them and baked them.
> They turned out beautifully.

Sorry, you lost me at mincemeat tarts!

Big YUK.

Glad they turned out ok though

Elaine