Perfect Pie Crust

Name: Perfect Pie Crust
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 1 pie crust, top and bottom
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups flour; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar; 6 tablespoons ice water

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Recipe by belkathy

This is a nice moist crust. Makes a top and bottom.

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READY IN: 2hrs 10mins

YIELD: 1 pie crust, top and bottom

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2 ¹⁄₃

cups flour
1

tablespoon sugar
1

teaspoon salt
³⁄₄

cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
¹⁄₄

cup vegetable shortening, cut into pieces
1

teaspoon distilled white vinegar
6

tablespoons ice water

DIRECTIONS

Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
Using fingertips, rub in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add vinegar.
Use a fork to mix in enough water to form moist clumps.
Gather dough into ball, divide dough into two equal portions.
Flatten each portion into a disk.
Wrap each in plastic wrap, chill 45 minute.
Soften slightly at room temp.
before rolling out.
Fill pie with filling of your choice and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

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