Old-Fashioned Pastry

Ingredients for dough:

• 5 cups unsifted flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baing powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• pinch of salt
• ½ pound butter softened
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 4 egg yolks
• ½ pint sour cream
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

Ingredients for filling:

• 2 ½ cups ground walnuts
• ½ cup sugar for nuts
• jam or lekvar or whatever you like

1. Sift together 5 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons baking soda.
2. Add the butter, shortening, 4 egg yolks, ½ pint sour cream, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla and of course the pinch of salt.
3. Combine all of these ingredients in your processor or mixer.
4. Divide dough into 3 parts, roll out the first piece and place it onto a 10 ½ inch x 15 ½ inch cookie sheet.
5. Mix together:

• 2 ½ cups ground walnuts
• ½ cup sugar for nuts
• jam or lekvar or whatever you like

Spread some of this mixture onto the first layer of dough, then roll out another piece of dough and place it on top of the filling, put some more of the filling on top of the second layer of dough, now with the third piece of dough roll it out and create a lattice top on your creation.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes, cool and cut.