Grandma Velna and Betty Crocker's Pie Crust
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 1
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 -3 tablespoons cold water
directions
- 1. Mix dry ingredients.
- 2. Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter,
- 3. Sprinkle in the cold water one tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork, till all the flour and shortening is moistened.
- 4. Gather and roll into a ball.
- 5. Place it on top of a piece of wax paper, about 1.5 feet in length.
- 6. Press down slightly and cover with another piece of wax paper. NOTE: The wax paper is key to this recipe. It allows you to roll out without having to add flour.
- 7. With rolling pin, roll dough out, from center to the outside, creating a circle.
- 8. Remove the top piece of wax paper. Flip over the crust dough onto the pie pan.
- 8. Press into the pie pan and form the crust.
- You can cover and refrigerate to use for a pie later. Great with sweet or savory pies.
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I have food service experience and spent the summer of 09 working at a Bed and Breakfast. I'm newly married and I enjoy tryng out new recipes for my husband and me.