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Homemade Pie Crust

Follow the easy step by step instructions below to create your flaky, delicious pie crust.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 cup shortening, we used Crisco
  • 5 tablespoons cold water
  • 9 inch pie plate

Instructions

  • Spoon flour into a measuring cup and level. Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl.
  • Cut shortening using a pastry blender.
  • Sprinkle water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing lightly with a fork until the dough will form a ball.
  • Divide the dough in half.
  • Press dough to form a 5 to 6 inch “pancake” onto sheets of lightly floured waxed paper.
  • Roll each dough ball seperately between sheets of waxed paper on dampened countertop.
  • Roll dough until 1 inch larger than up-side-down pie plate.
  • Peel off top sheet of wax paper and flip into pie plate. Peel off the remaining wax paper. Make sure the crust reaches to the bottom of the pie plate and up the sides.
  • Trim off excess dough until even with the edge of the pie plate.
  • Add desired filling to unbaked pie crust. Moisten edge of crust with water.
  • Lift top crust onto filled pie and remove bottom layer of wax paper.
  • Trim 1/2 inch beyond the edge of the pie plate. Fold the edge under bottom crust. Pinch edges to flute or score with a fork.
  • Cut slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape. Bake according to specific recipe directions.