Easy Pie Crust

7 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup cake flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons (or more) ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    Blend first 4 ingredients in processor.
  2. 2
    Add butter and shortening and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  3. 3
    Add 3 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
  4. 4
    Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
  5. 5
    Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 1 hour.
  6. 6
    (Can be made 2 days ahead.
  7. 7
    Keep refrigerated.
  8. 8
    Soften dough slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)
  9. 9
    Roll out dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round.
  10. 10
    Transfer to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
  11. 11
    Fold crust edge under; crimp edge decoratively.

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