Best Ever Pie Crust

Submitted by Lacielou

"I make about 45 pies every Thanksgiving and I've tried every pie crust I've found. This crust is the easiest to work with and has great taste. It is flakey too!"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 3 shells

ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 1⁄4 cups shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• cold water

directions

1. Mix flour, salt and sugar.
2. Cut in cold shortening.
3. Mix the beaten egg and vinegar in a measuring cup; fill to the 1 cup mark with cold water.
4. Mix all together.
5. This will keep in fridge for 1 month.

Reviews

[lacox]

This recipe is like a recipe I found years ago, called French Pie Crust. It is so easy, tasty and very flakey. I use white vinegar. This dough is also very forgiving, as I think I might handle too much, but this crust seems not be effected by too much handling and rolling, etc. I recommend it to everyone who is interested in making a good homemade crust!

 

[Regina W.]

can I use this right away.?

 

[laptoppatty]

this is indeed the very best pie crust. so easy and keeps just as said it would. I rave about this crust because I was never able to make a crust and now I do make the best thank you so very much sharing this recipe.

 

[Nimz_]

Excellent. Flavor was great using a butter flavored crisco. Fairly easy to work with. Nice and flakey Thanks. Made for Fall PAC 09 :)

 

[MasakoHI]

Excellent crust which was very flakey and worked very well with my Turkey Pot Pie. I was able to make two 10-inch double crusted pies. I made it in the morning and rolled it out in time for dinner. Brushed the crust with an egg yolk and it was shiney and beautiful. Thanks for this wonderful pie cust, this will be my favorite!!!