pie crust

Name: Pie Crust
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) flour; 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 2/3 cup(s) shortening; 4 to 6 tablespoon(s) cold water

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Private Recipe by

Rebecca C

@Rebeccac59

Cheektowaga, NY

Makes 1 set of top & bottom crusts or 2 bottom crusts for 9" pie. This is my mother's recipe. Her pie crusts were always perfect. Her tip is touch the dough as little as possible!

method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For pie crust

2 c

flour
3/4 tsp

salt
2/3 c

shortening
4 to 6 Tbsp

cold water

How To Make pie crust

1
Sift flour and salt. Cut in shortening Add water 1 tbs at a time

2
Divide into 2 equal parts Roll out Transfer to pie plate. Crimp edges.
3
If needed for a baked shell : bake at 425 for 9-12 min.
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