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Pie Crust IV

By: Jan Bittner  
"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."

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 pie crust
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup vegetable 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.
  2. Roll gently on a floured pastry cloth to about an inch larger than pie plate. Fold carefully in half, lift to pie plate, and unfold. Press 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.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 199 | Total Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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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
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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 Jan. 30, 2008 by Nikki Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
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 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 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2007 by bizzymomma 
Very good! I added a couple tsp. of white sugar to give it a little extra sweetness. They say... 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. 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 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 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 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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