Basic Flakey Pie Crust

By ibcarolek

Perfect pie crust - awesome! - double for deep dish pumpkin pie

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening, chilled very cold
• 3 tablespoons ice water

Preparation

Step 1

1.Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl.

With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour.

Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together.

2.Gently gather dough particles together into a ball.

Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.

3.Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake.