Flaky pie crust

Mary
Mary @MayLeeCooks
South Carolina

Basic pie crust! I love working with dough!

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Ingredients

1 pie crust
  1. 2 cupsall purpose flour
  2. 1 teaspoonsalt
  3. 2/3 cup+ 2 teaspoons of chilled shortening
  4. 5 tablespoonsice cold water + til dough forms

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Add flour, salt, and cubed chilled shortening to chilled bowl.

  2. 2

    With pastry cutter or fork, cut shortening into the flour and salt until it resembles pea sized crumbs.

  3. 3

    Add 5 tablespoons of ice water, one at a time until dough begins to come together... do not add too much water.... you may just need an additional tablespoon or two.

  4. 4

    Dump flour back onto a floured board or pastry mat. Form disk and wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours

  5. 5

    Remove from refrigerator and roll out on floured pastry mat. Use as desired

  6. 6

    Make sure to brush an egg wash over dough before baking.

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