pie crust
I have been using this pie crust recipe for nearly 40 years. It's flakey and easy to work with...and very tasty!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
2 large pie crusts
Ingredients
- - 3 cups flour
- - 1 teaspoon salt
- - 1 cup crisco shortening
- - 1 egg yolk
- - 1 tablespoon vinegar
- - 5 tablespoons water
- - waxed paper
How To Make pie crust
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Step 1In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and Crisco. Cut the Crisco into the flour with a pastry blender or a fork until mixture is crumbly.
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Step 2In a small dish, add yolk, vinegar,and water; blend well with a fork. Add liquid to flour mixture and blend well with a fork until dough is thoroughly incorporated then use your hands to work it together to form a ball.
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Step 3Divide the dough in half to make 2 balls.
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Step 4Place one ball of dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper and roll it out with a rolling pin; rolling it a little larger than the size of your pie pan.
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Step 5Remove top piece of waxed paper and then gently flip over the dough onto your pie pan. Remove waxed paper and gently shape the dough into the pie pan. Trim excess dough off.
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Step 6Repeat with second half of dough.
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