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Combine the two flours in a bowl, and then take the margarine that you just took out of the fridge and put it in the center.
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Using a bench scraper or dough scraper, combine using a cutting motion until you get 1.5 cm wide pieces.
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Sprinkle the flour on top as you cut.
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If you are using unsalted margarine, add the salt as well at the beginning.
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Once the margarine and dry ingredients have been combined, add in the water all at once and bring together using the scraper to form the dough.
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It's best if you don't use your hands (the heat from your hands will interfere with making the dough).
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Take the dough out of the bowl and gently punch the dough flat.
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Cut it in half, and put one on top of the other.
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Do this 2 more times.
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Cover it with plastic wrap, etc.
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and then let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
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Once it's done, transfer the dough to a flour dusted working surface and roll the dough out with a rolling pin into a rectangular shape.
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Fold the dough into thirds.
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Cover it with plastic wrap again and then let it rest in the fridge once more.
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This time, let it rest for 20 minutes.
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Repeat Steps 4 and 5 three more times.
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You will use half of the dough to make the leaf pies.
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Roll the dough out till it's about 2 mm thick (approximately), and cut the dough using a round cookie cutter.
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This time, I used a 10 cm cutter with a wavy edge.
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Put the sugar on top of parchment paper, etc.
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Take the dough that you have cut and lightly roll them out into oval shapes with a rolling pin.
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This makes the sugar stick to the underside.
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Flip the dough over, and make markings on it like a leaf vein using the back side of a kitchen knife.
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Be sure to press down firmly.
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It's fine if you cut through a bit.
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Arrange them on a baking tray and, if you can, chill them in a cool room or in the refrigerator for several minutes.
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Bake them at 230C for 4-5 minutes and then at 200C for 7-8 minutes.
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Keep and eye on it while it's baking and adjust your baking time as necessary.
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On the left here is a music note-shaped pie.
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Instead of regular sugar, this time I used raw cane sugar for it.
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On the right side is the leaf I made using the last bit of the dough that was left over.
