My Mom's Pie Crust
"My mom, Nancy, has impressed family members for almost countless years with her pie crust. Holiday times, my mom teaches the art of making beautiful pie crusts to my daughters. I usually pat dough into a pie plate. I can manage to make the dough, however. That's easy! By the way, the scraps are heavenly, baked with sugar and cinnamon."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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2 10inch pie crusts
ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups shortening
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 5 1⁄2 tablespoons ice water (milk can be substituted for water)
directions
- Combine flour and salt.
- Cut shortening into flour mixture.
- In small bowl, stir together egg, vinegar, and ice water.
- Combine egg and flour mixtures, a little at a time.
- When dough forms, separate into two balls.
- Wrap balls in wax paper or plastic wrap.
- Chill for 1 hour.
- Roll out on floured pastry cloth.
- Turn onto lightly-greased pie plate.
- Trim to a 1-inch overhang.
- Flute edges.
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Reviews
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This is a classic diner crust, flaky and light colored. Be careful with the amount of liquid, though. Only add enough to bring the dough together, or the dough will be too wet and difficult to roll out. Roxygirl in Colo.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
rochsann
Littleton, Colorado
I love how cooking brings people together, whether it's sharing recipes or sharing a special meal. My sister and I love to talk recipes, and she is great at researching any recipe questions and hunting down recipes. My whole family enjoys cooking, so holidays are particularly fun when we're all cooking together. I teach social studies, and I incorporate historical recipes and foods into my lessons about culture. Cooking connects the past and present. I've realized how relaxing cooking is to me, so despite being very busy with teaching, I make time to cook.
