Best Pie Crust Ever

4 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup butter flavor Crisco (or 1/2 cup Crisco and 1/2 cup butter)
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • Ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    With a pastry blender, cut flour, salt, Crisco &/or butter together until it resembles course crumbs.
  2. 2
    Refrigerate crumbs for at least 4 hours.
  3. 3
    (This mix will keep indefinitely in the fridge or freezer so it can be made well in advance.)
  4. 4
    When you're ready to roll out the crusts, drizzle ice water by the tablespoon over the butter/flour mixture.
  5. 5
    Gently mix the water in.
  6. 6
    Repeat until dough is just moist enough for it to hold together.
  7. 7
    Divide dough in two.
  8. 8
    Roll out to desired size.
  9. 9
    Bake according to your pie recipe.
  10. 10
    Crust will be tender and flakey.
  11. 11
    This recipe makes enough dough for two 9 inch, single crust pies or one duel crust pie.

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