FLAKY PIE CRUST

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2” pieces 1/4 cup chilled solid shortening cut into 1/2” pieces
• 2 tablespoons ice water

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and shortening. Rub in with fingertips until very coarse meal forms. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water or more if needed. Toss until moist clumps form, sprinkling with more water by teaspoonfuls if mixture is dry. Gather dough into ball, flatten into o dish. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.