Basic Pie Crust

4 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 14 cups shortening
  • 8 -10 tablespoons very cold ice water

Directions

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    ["Mix flour and salt in large bowl.", "Cut in shortening until crumbly.", "Add about 4 tablespoons of very cold ice water, and gently mix with flat side of spoon.", "Add in 4 more tbsp, doing same.", "If dough is mostly holding together, stop adding water, if still crumbly add 1 tbsp, then 1 more if still not holding.", "(You do not want a solid ball, it should remain a little crumbly).", "If necessary add a little more water to get it to right consistency(hold).", "Once it will hold in a ball, cut in half and roll out to about 1/8\" thick.""

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