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pie crust

(1 rating)
Recipe by
shirley terhaar
milton, IN

Good recipe . Pies are so much Better with home made crust.

(1 rating)
prep time 25 Min

Ingredients For pie crust

  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2/3 c
    cold lard or shortening
  • 4to5 Tbsp
    ice water

How To Make pie crust

  • 1
    Make,s two pie crust combine flour,salt,cut in lard to make a crumbly mixture.Sprinkle with 1 tbsp of ice water ,tossing with fork to mix; repeat until flour is moistened and can be pressed into ball.Shape into 2 flat rounded ball .Wrap ball in plastic wrap or wax paper and let rest 5 minutes.On lightly floured surface ,roll ball into an 11=13 circle to fit an 8,9,or 10, inch pie plate. fold into quarters or roll around rolling pin and transfer to pie plate. use 1/2 of this recipes for one pie crust.for cream pies bake about 15 min at 375 or until light brown

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