Description
You can double or half the recipe without any problem. This is a simple recipe and very tasty! It will be very flaky.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in chilled shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse
- pea-sized crumbs.
- Add 1/4 cup ice-cold water; use a fork to stir the flour up from the bottom
- just until it’s mixed in. Press down on any chunks and continue working the dough around the bowl. Continue to add ice-cold water
- in 1 tablespoon increments
- mixing just until dough is moist enough to hold together when molded; you will not need more than 4 tablespoons and in fact
- may need less. Do not add too much water!
- Gently gather dough together into a ball. Divide in half
- and flatten each half into a 1-inch-thick disc. Wrap each disc in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. For best results
- chill for 4 hours
- or up to 2 days.
- When ready to use
- roll dough on a lightly floured surface
- being careful not to overwork it.
- Fit dough into a pie plate. If it crumbles or tears as you work it
- just pinch and press it back into shape.
- Use as directed in your pie recipe.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 16