Baked Pie Shell
"We knew that our Fresh Strawberry Pie recipe needed a flaky, buttery crust to contain all of the fresh strawberries we were using. For a pie dough recipe that baked up tender and flaky and rolled out easily every time, we found a magic ingredient: vodka. Using vodka, which is just 60 percent water, gave us an easy-to-roll crust recipe with less gluten and no alcohol flavor, since the alcohol vaporizes in the oven...."
INGREDIENTS
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Makes one 9-inch pie shell
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Ingredients
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1 1/4cups (6 1/4 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
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1/2teaspoon table salt
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1tablespoon sugar
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6tablespoons (3/4 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch slices
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1/4cup (about 1 3/4 ounces) chilled vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces
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2tablespoons vodka, cold
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2tablespoons cold water
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