Never Fail Pie Crust Recipes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 2 double or 5 single pie crusts

Source: Dorothy Hall

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cup shortening (I use the butter-flavored one)
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp vinegar
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 egg

Steps:

1. Mix together the flour, shortening, sugar, and salt til crumbly. You can use a pastry cutter or a fork.

 

 
2. In a separate bowl, beat vinegar, egg, and water.

 
3. Pour wet mixture into flour mix. Mix with spoon til combined.

 

 
4. Form into balls. Wrap in plastic wrap.

 
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5. Chill at least 15 minutes before using. Can be refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
6. You can blind bake your crust, baking it before you add the filling, for cream pies or fresh fruit pies. Roll out your dough on a floured surface. I like to roll it out on a pizza pan, to get a uniform shape.

 
7. Place dough into pan. Create your edges however you like.

 
8. Put wax paper on top of the crust. Fill the pie crust with pie weights or dry beans. I use a pound of black beans. Once done, I keep them in a baggie for the next time I make a pie crust.

 
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9. Bake at 450 degrees F for 5 minutes. Take out of the oven. Remove the wax paper and beans. It's easiest to grab all 4 corners of the wax paper and lift it all out. Pierce the bottom of your crust with a fork.

 
10. Return to the oven and bake 10 more minutes, til golden brown.