Tart Pastry

Directions

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Sprinkle milk evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened.

Shape into a ball; chill.

Roll dough to ⅛ inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.

Fit pastry into an 11- x 7½ x 1-inch tart pan or into six (4-inch) tart pans.

For baked tart shells, prick bottom of pastry generously with a fork.

Bake at 450℉ (230℃) for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.