Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

I teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar

6 tablespoons butter

6 tablespoons shortening

6 to 8 tablespoons chilled vodka

Preparation

Cut up butter/shortenting in to small bite sized pieces. Chill butter and shortenting in freezer until firm but not completely frozen.

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter and shortening with a pastry cutter.

Add just enough Vodka to combine. Should be crumbly, cornmeal like texture. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 min to 1 hour before use.