Almond Pastry Recipe

• 1¼ cups All-purpose Flour (Maida)
• ¼ cup Almonds (ground)
• ¼ cup Sugar
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup Shortening (crumbled)
• 1 Egg (beaten)
• 4 tbsp Chilled Water
• Extra All-purpose Flour

• Take flour, almonds, sugar, and salt in a large bowl and mix it well.
• Put in shortening and mix until it is crumble and coarse.
• Mix in egg with sufficient cold water to form stiff dough.
• Cover up the dough with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for an hour.
• Lay the dough on floured surface and roll out into 1/8" thick log. Transfer the dough to glass pie plate and make holes on the sides & bottom by using a fork.
• Set the oven at 375 degree F and bake for 10 minutes minutes or untill golden brown in colour.
• Cool, slice and serve.