Amazingly Easy Pie Crusts

This is the EASIEST way to make a quick two-crust pie crust! Forget measurements and pastry blenders! Whatever amount of flour you need, you then take HALF that amount for your lard/margarine amount. Motto "Half as much fat as flour." Do as the English do and use half lard and half butter for the shortening.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 2 pie crusts

Ingredients

• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  lard
• 1  cup unsalted butter or 1  cup margarine
• 5  tablespoons  cold water

Directions

1. Cut the butter into cubes, and then toss the butter and lard into flour.
2. Using your hands, crumble it up into a fine, pebbly, grainy sort of dough.
3. Add water, enough to make soft dough.
4. Form into a ball, and chill for about an hour.
5. When chilled, knead it a couple of times on a floured surface.
6. Roll it out, and proceed to fill with your choice of pie fillings.