Pie Crust - No Fail

This recipe came from my sister in law. Thanks Steph! When I made pie crust they either turned out dry, rubbery, or too mushy. This one is ALWAYS flaky and golden brown. It is great for a pie that needs to be baked in the shell, a cream pie that needs a pre-baked shell, or I also use it for my homemade chicken pot pie. Ummm. You just can't beat it! (Don't let adding the vinegar throw you. I bet having it curdle the milk is the key to the flakiness of this incredible crust.) With any leftover dough you do not need, roll it out and bake it with cinnamon and sugar. It is so good. You may need to cover the edges toward the end of baking, so keep an eye on it. Enjoy!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 2 pies

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup shortening
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1  tablespoon vinegar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. If you are using it for a pie that needs to be baked in the crust, follow pie's directions.
2. Add 1 tablespoons vinegar to the 1/3 cup milk in a measuring cup to allow it to curdle. Set aside.
3. Place 2 cups flour in mixing bowl. Make a shallow hole in the flour.
4. Add 1 teaspoons salt.
5. Cut in 1 cup shortening until mixture is the size of peas.
6. Add curdled milk mixture.
7. Use mixer to mix only until dough forms a soft ball.
8. Sprinkle flour on wax paper on top of cutting board and place 1/2 ball on it. Use flour on top as you are rolling if the dough is soft. Do not roll too thin. (Use the other 1/2 for a top or another pie shell.).
9. Fold wax paper gently in half and place the dough in a pie plate, unfolding until it fits.
10. Make a pretty edge cutting excess off it necessary.
11. Bake crust for 5-10 minutes if you just need a pre-baked crust. If you are using it for a pie that needs to be baked in the crust, follow pie's directions.
12. While baking, watch to see that the the crust does not get too brown.
13. Cover the edges with foil that last part of baking if necessary.