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Parve
Easy
2 Hours, 15 Minutes
Diets 
Check out this beginner’s flaky dough. Start from scratch and with this dough you can create a variety of sweet or savory dishes. From the Heimishe Cookbook collection: Liver-Filled Flaky Dough Cups, Mushroom Turnovers, Apple Slits, Fancy Baked Apples.
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces margarine (cold)
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 egg yolk
1/3 cup cold water
Sift flour and salt in bowl.
Cut maragarine into flour until crumbly.
Add egg yolk and vinegar. Sprinkle minimal amounts of water and knead until combined. Do not overmix. Dough should be soft but not sticky.
Refrigerate overnight or at least two hours before using.
Photography and Styling by Tamara Friedman
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Substitute margarine? Can I substitute to oil? If yes how much?
Hi- unfortunately you can not. In order to get a flaky dough, you need either margarine or butter.