Basic Butter Crust

"You can add cocoa powder to this recipe for chocolate, coconut, strawberry or banana cream pies."
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
2 eight inch crusts
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ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 teaspoons sugar
  • 14 cup very cold butter
  • 3 teaspoons Butter Flavor Crisco
  • 4 -5 teaspoons ice water
  • 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
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directions

  • Put flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix well-I like to use a whisk with all dry ingredients, and if using the cocoa add it with the other dry ingredients.
  • Cut in the butter and shortening.
  • Cut in the fat, using two forks, or two knives or a pastry knife but NOT your hands, until mixture looks like coarse cornmeal.
  • Add 2 T.
  • of the ice water and mix quickly with a fork.
  • Of the dough is still crumbly sprinkle on a bit more ice water, still working with the fork, until the dough just holds together.
  • Gather the dough into a ball.
  • Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out and use as you will.

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