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Pie Crust IV

SUBMITTED BY: Jan Bittner PHOTO BY: Zoraida

"My grandmother supported her family during the Depression by baking. This is her recipe for pie crust. I use this often as I am a pie baker. The trick to good pie crust is to be gentle and treat it very lightly."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 90 stars. This recipe average a 4.8 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 1 or 2 pie crusts

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix shortening, flour, and salt together with a fork or a pastry blender until very crumbly. Add as much water as needed to hold together, and mix lightly with a fork. To double this recipe, use 1 cup shortening, 2 1/2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 cup cold water.
  2. Roll gently, one crust at a time, on a floured pastry cloth, to about an inch larger than pie plate. Fold carefully in half. Lift to pie plate, and unfold. Fit into pan. For a single-crust pie, trim with a small knife to about 1/2 inch beyond rim. Fold up, and pinch so edge of pie is raised from rim. For a two-crust pie, trim bottom crust to edge of rim, fill, and top with crust about 1/2 inch larger than rim. Tuck top crust under bottom along rim. Seal with floured fork.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 8, 2007 by hawksnestsouth
A great pie crust! I use 1/4 c. shortening and 1/4 c. butter. I also use ice water, one... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2003 by Manuela
Good also if you substitute shortening with butter or margarin. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2008 by Nikki
I have now used this recipe in the following recipes: Apple Pie by Grandma Ople (from this... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2007 by TTROELL
fantastic pie crust! not too greasy, very easy to work with and very, very flaky. one quick... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2006 by Spitfyre
I used this crust while cooking an apple pie for Thanksgiving while I was studying abroad. It... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2007 by ickle_monkey
Use iced water to make a better pie crust! I also put it into the fridge for 30 mins after... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2006 by FULLXBUSYMOM
Incredible. The only thing I changed is I used unsalted butter instead of shortening. Was a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2006 by Jeff T.
This is the first pie crust recipe that I've used where I got consistent results. I didn't do... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 4, 2006 by Lisa
Thank you for this recipe! The dough was so manageable and I had no problems with cracking or... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2003 by GORDON2003
This recipe is so easy to make even a child could make it and roll out the dough.This pastry... MORE

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