Spicy Cream Cheese Pastry

Directions

In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, and cayenne pepper and stir together.

Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter and cream cheese to form a soft dough.

Alternatively, combine the dry ingredients in a food processor.

Add the butter and cream cheese and process with short pulses until the dough just sicks together.

Gather the dough into a ball, enclose in plastic wrap or waxed paper, and chill for at leat 30 minutes or for up to several hours.

Makes top crust for 1 large pot pie, or 3 individual ones.