Perfect Pie Crust

By gmbeckett

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup Crisco shortening
• 4 tbsp cold water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine flour and salt in mixing bowl. Cut in Crisco with 2 knives or pastry blender, until mixture is fairly uniform. Sprinkle with cold water (1 tsp at a time), mix lightly with fork. On floured surface, work dough into firm ball. Half dough and roll each 1/8" thickness. Avoid overworking dough.

For baked shells, prick dough. Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes. Cool before adding fillings. For unbaked shells, do not prick dough and bake according to recipe.

One 9" double crust or 2 single shells

Refrigerate unused half for future single crust recipes.