Classic Double Pie Crust

Name: Classic Double Pie Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: - 1 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or Perfect Pastry Blend; - 1 1 1/4 teaspoons salt*; - 1 cup vegetable shortening; - 1 10 tablespoons very cold unsalted butter; - 1 6 to 10 tablespoons ice water**; - 1 *Reduce the salt to 1 teaspoon if you use salted butter.; - 1 **Use the lesser amount of water if you use Perfect Pastry Blend.; - 1 1 teaspoon milk; - 1 1 tablespoon coarse sparkling sugar

Classic Double Pie Crust was pinched from <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/pie-crust-recipe" target="_blank">www.kingarthurflour.com.</a>

"Note: This recipe, originally titled "A Thoroughly Reliable and Tasty Piecrust," has been simplified slightly. A number of ingredients in the original recipe have been made optional; you'll find them in "tips," below. Additionally, this recipe replaces one called simply "Pie Crust." The two recipes were so similar that we combined them into a single recipe: this one. There are probably as many pie crust recipes out there as there are bakers. Many of us struggle with pie crust; this crust is a good go-to recipe for those of you who haven't yet settled on a favorite. Easy to roll, buttery-tasting, and somewhere between flaky/crumbly, it's like an old friend: reliable and forgiving...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or Perfect Pastry Blend

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1 1 1/4 teaspoons salt*

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1 cup vegetable shortening

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1 10 tablespoons very cold unsalted butter

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1 6 to 10 tablespoons ice water**

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1 *Reduce the salt to 1 teaspoon if you use salted butter.

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1 **Use the lesser amount of water if you use Perfect Pastry Blend.

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1 1 teaspoon milk

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1 1 tablespoon coarse sparkling sugar

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