[Recipe] Pie Crust (dough)
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Recipe type: Desert
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Serves: 1 pie
 
Dough based pie crust suitable for fruit pies.
Ingredients
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 cups Flour
  • ¾ tsp Salt
  • 1-1/2 cup Shortening (COLD - at least refrigerator cold)
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 5 tbsp water (VERY COLD - use ice water)
Instructions
  1. NOTE!! The shortening and water must be VERY COLD -- freezer cold is best, or this won't work!
  2. In a bowl, mix salt and flour
  3. With pastry blender, mix in cold shortening until the size of peas
  4. In a small cup, beat egg with a fork, add in vinegar and water, whisk until well blended.
  5. Add the water/egg mixture gradually to the flour mixture.
  6. Shape into a ball.
  7. Refrigerate 1 or more hours
  8. Roll out dough for pie.
Recipe by MindStorm Photography Blog and Gallery at https://www.mindstormphoto.com/2015/05/03/recipe-pie-crust-dough/