Blue Ribbon Pie Crust

6 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 1/2 c. vegetable shortening
  • 1 tsp. vinegar
  • 1 whole egg

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix flour, salt and baking powder.
  2. 2
    Cut in shortening until mixture is cornmeal-textured.
  3. 3
    In a 1-cup measure, beat together vinegar and egg, then fill to 1-cup mark with cold tap water.
  4. 4
    Mix together flour and vinegar-egg-water mixtures.
  5. 5
    It will be soft and sticky.
  6. 6
    Working on a very well floured board, roll out a piece of the dough to approximately 1/8-inch thick and 2 to 3-inches wider than your pie pan.
  7. 7
    Put in lightly floured pie pans.
  8. 8
    Roll out equal size circles for top crusts.

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