East End Clam Pie | Saveur

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. salt
• ¹⁄₄ tsp. baking powder
• 8 tbsp. chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 tbsp. chilled vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
• 3 medium russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2 cups clam juice
• 5 strips bacon, cut into 1/2" pieces
• 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
• ¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves
• 3 cups shucked steamer or cherrystone clams, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp. flour
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp. chilled butter, cut into small pieces