moms simple pie crust

Name: Moms Simple Pie Crust
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 stick(s) butter, unsalted; 3 cup(s) ap flour; 1 teaspoon(s) salt, kosher; 1 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/3 cup(s) very cold vegetable shortening; 1/2 cup(s) ice cold water

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Julie Smith

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Dec 6, 2015

This is the basic recipe my mom used for all her pies and tarts. Also a great meat pie base!

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield Two Pie Crusts or 24 tarts

Ingredients

1 1/2 sticks butter, unsalted
3 cups ap flour
1 teaspoon salt, kosher
1 tablespoon sugar
1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening
1/2 cup ice cold water

How To Make moms simple pie crust

Step 1

Dice Butter and return to the fridge- butter needs to be cold. Place Flour, sugar and salt into food processor and pulse 3 times. Add the shortening and butter to this mixture. Pulse again about 15 times, or until the mix is crumbly.

Step 2

While the processor is running on pulse, add ice water a little at a time, until the dough begins to form a ball.
Step 3

Once you have a ball, remove from processor onto a lightly floured surface and cut in half. This is enough for two pie crusts, or 24 pie tarts.
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