Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2012

This was a little skimpy for a 9.5 inch pie plate and had to be rolled quite thin. It needed more than the 4T of cold water. I did follow directions to a T. I used it for a pre-baked shell. We haven't tried it yet, but it looks a little hard, not flaky. I won't use this recipe again.

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kim*designer

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

Made this tonight for Belle and Chron's Spinach and mushroom quiche from this site. Added some rosemary. It was very good but I like a crust with butter so will probably use a different recipe next time.

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Kimber

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Living In: Bend, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2011

Perfect crust! It held together perfectly for my dutch apple pie. Will definitely use again.

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aprilh

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2010

Perfect!

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mms09

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

This was my 1st pie crust and it was a disaster; too dry to hold together in the bowl, even after adding another TBSP water. I dont own a food processor, but used an old-fashioned hand-held pastry blender tool. I rolled the dough out anyway. It broke into 3 pieces so I placed it in the pie plate, patching it as I went. I was about to make a custard pie, but dont want to waste all those eggs etc. I could cry. :-(

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craftshowgal

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2009

I substituted unsalted butter for shortening as I didn't have any on hand and it turned out wonderfully! I highly recommend using a food processor for cutting the ingredients together. It worked out perfectly where I have ruined pie crusts before doing them by hand (cutting shortening in with a knife is a special kind of torture). I also like to form the dough into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes or so to make it more solid before rolling it out . :)

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domestikatie

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bakersfield, California, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2009

This turned out great. For a first time pie/crust maker, it was very easy.

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Stephanie

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Columbia, Maryland, USA

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

Really good crust. I added herbs for a savory dish. I wrapped it up and chilled for a few minutes, and when i started to roll it out, i thought it was too crumbly, but it just needed to be warmed/worked a little by hand. It rolled out fine after that. This is my new go to crust!

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chickens

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

This recipe always turns out for me. I have tried using different recipes, but always come back to this one. And it is so easy to convert to your liking. For fruit pies I often will add some sugar and/or vanilla into the crust. Great recipe!

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