Never Fail Pie Crust
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup shortening
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 -5 tablespoons ice water
directions
- Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening until lumps are pea-sized.
- Add water one tablespoon at a time. Only use as much water as is necessary. Dough should not be sticky, but shouldn't crumble apart either.
- Don't handle the dough too much -- remember the more you handle pastry crust, the less flaky it will be.
- Roll out dough to desired size and thickness. I recommend doing this between sheets of waxed paper, because you won't add extra flour to the dough.
- After the dough is in the pan, poke with fork and dab with butter. For the top crust, sprinkle liberaly with sugar over the butter.
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I am a college student at Washington State University. I love to cook. I learned a lot of what I know from my mother and grandmother. Have a passion for baking and chocolate. Trying to better my cooking skills one at a time. Love old cookbooks from the 50s and 60s. I want to find one of the original Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks.