plain pastry pie shell

Name: Plain Pastry Pie Shell
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sifted ap flour; 2/3 cup(s) shortening (crisco); 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) cold water

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This is a made pie. I will try to remember to take a pic of just the shell next time.

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Recipe by

Cynthia Rivers Martinez

@Devinesalvage

Dothan, AL

This is my mother's recipe. It may be similar to others but this is the way it was handed down to me.

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(1 rating)

yield serving(s)

prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For plain pastry pie shell

2 c

sifted ap flour
2/3 c

shortening (crisco)
1 tsp

salt
1/2 c

cold water

How To Make plain pastry pie shell

1
Sift flour and salt together.

2
Cut shortening in flour with 2 knives until fat is broken into pea size.
3
Sprinkle water carefully into flour. Blend with fork to make stiff dough.
4
Roll on waxed paper and chill.
5
When you are ready to use insert into preheated 350 oven for 10 min til browned.
6
You can also leave this rolled up in the freezer for weeks on end----So be it by me.
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