Community Pick
Never Fail Pie Crust
photo by gailanng
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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4 8-9 inch crusts
ingredients
- 946.36 ml all-purpose flour
- 4.92 ml baking powder
- 4.92 ml salt
- 4.92 ml sugar
- 414.03 ml vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 4.92 ml cider vinegar
- 118.29 ml ice water
directions
- In a large mixer bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Add the shortening and beat until mixture is crumbly, about 2 minutes.
- In a small bowl beat the egg well and add the vinegar and water.
- Pour over flour and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Form dough into 4 balls, wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Reviews
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I'm not going to lie, at first i was a bit apprehensive about trying out this recipe because it used baking powder and eggs. Which i hadn't seen before in a pie crust recipe, but boy was i happy when i made the crust. Turned out great, i made 6 crusts in total, 2 were for an apple pie and i had some left over to make decorations on the crust.
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Tweaks
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This pie crust was so easy I loved it. I have never made one before. My family also gave it rave reviews. I didn't have shortening so I used butter and substituted half the vinegar with fresh lemon juice. I added more flour while rolling it out until it didn't stick to the rolling pin. I think it was sticky b/c I had to use it right away. The end result was very flaky and worked well for pecan pie.