Mom's Pie Crust

Submitted by D-Six

"This is the best pie crust. Light, flaky, and great taste!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 Pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Mix flour and salt in medium size bowl.
2. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until uniform with pieces no larger than a pea.
3. Break egg into measuring cup and beat.
4. Add milk to egg to just over 1/2 cup (about 1/2 cup plus a table spoon total milk and egg) stir well.
5. Blend egg and milk mixture into flour mixture with a fork until liquid is no longer present.
6. Very lightly knead dough and form into a ball (Over working the dough is the most common reason for pie crust failure!).
7. Cut Dough in half.
8. Roll out and use with your favorite filling. Makes a top and bottom crust. divide recipe in half for a single crust pie.

Reviews

[gailanng]

Nice to eat, scratch that...meet you, Pie! Great crust.