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Pie Crust
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This recipe is for a pie shell that needs to be baked before filling is added.
Servings: Enough for 1 9-in. 1-crust pie
Servings: Enough for 1 9-in. 1-crust pie
Ingredients
- 1 c. flour
- ⅓ c. shortening
- 2 tbsp. water
Steps
- Preheat oven to 475° F.
- Cut bulk of shortening into flour with pastry blender or 2 knives till mixture looks like meal; then cut in remaining shortening till the particles are size of giant peas.
- Sprinkle 2-tbsp. water over dough, & mix just enough to hold dough together.
- Gather dough into ball & let stand for a few minutes.
- Roll out on lightly floured cloth covered board to fit 9-in. pie plate.
- Place dough into pie plate, leaving ½-in. hanging over edge.
- Build up fluted edge.
- Prick bottom of crust thoroughly with fork to prevent puffing.
- Bake 8 to 10 mins., then cool.
Notes
- I inherited this recipe as part of my mother-in-law's collection. She'd apparently saved this out of a flour package.