Simple Perfect Pie Crust
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
3-6 6 regular pie shells or 3 double pie shells
ingredients
- 5 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 lb lard
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- cold water
directions
- Mix together flour and salt.
- Cut in lard with pastry blender or 2 knives until the shortening is in pea sized pieces.
- In a 1 cup measure, combine vinegar and egg. Add water to bring to 1 cup. Gradually stir liquid mixture into dry mixture. Add only enough water to make dough cling together.
- Gather into a ball and divide into 3 portions (for 3 double crust pies) or 6 portions (for single crust pies).
- Roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. If dough is sticking, refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour. Transfer rolled out dough to pie plate. Trim and flute shells or crust and bake according to your recipe.
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When I moved out with my boyfriend of 2 years in June 07, I had never cooked anything from scratch before. Every meal I had made had come from a box or pre-frozen bag. Desperate for new meal ideas, I stumbled upon recipezaar, and fell in love. This website has helped inspire many creative dinners, and I plan to begin sharing them with the world soon enough. My favorite cookbook has to be the one my mother passed down to me, the classic "Betty Crocker Cookbook".