Oatmeal Pie Crust

This recipe is what I use to make my Old Fashioned Apple Pie Apple Hills Old Fashioned Apple Pie. It should make two crusts.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Yields: 2 crusts

Ingredients

• 2  cups  pastry flour or 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup old fashioned oats
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dry milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄3-2⁄3 cup water, ice cold (little at a time)

Directions

1. Mix together all dry ingredients.
2. Blend in shortening with pastry cutter of two forks until mixture resembles coarse meal; shortening should be coated with the flour mixture.
3. Make a well in the middle of this mixture; add water until moistened.
4. Mix with a fork.
5. Dough will not be completely moist; some dry spots will be evident.
6. Pull mixture together with your hands until it holds shape.
7. Cover and chill 1 hour or overnight.
8. Roll out as you would any pie crust.
9. Cook according to your pie recipe.
10. This makes a super crust for my Old Fashioned Apple Pie, and is the crust I specify in that recipe.
11. Makes 1- 9 or 10 inch double pie crusts.