My Favorite Vinegar Pie Crust
- Ready In:
- 8mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
4 pie crusts
ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄4 cups shortening
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 5 tablespoons ice water (put water with ice in a bowl before you start cooking and spoon it out with a Tbsp. to measure)
- 1 egg
directions
- Mix salt with flour.
- With pastry cutter or fork and knife, cut shortening into flour mixture until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make sure there are no large pieces left.
- Add egg and knead in just until mixed.
- Quickly add vinegar and ice water all at once.
- Knead until dough is a cohesive, homogenous ball that just begins to pull away from sides. (Flour hands if necessary.).
- Divide into four equal balls for immediate use or to freeze. If it's a warm day, you may need to chill the dough just a few minutes to make it easier to roll.
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Reviews
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I was so excited when I found this recipe but it turned out terrible! Considering all the good reviews I must have done something wrong. The dough was so soft even before I added the water or the egg so I added 3 T of water and no egg. Even after I froze the dough it was impossible to roll out and then when I finally did cook it, it just crumbled. Any suggestions? Thanks anyway! I'm glad it worked out for others :/
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ketchupqueen
Tujunga, California