Impossibly Easy Pie Crust

Name: Impossibly Easy Pie Crust
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour (or pastry flour); 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 3/4 cups cold lard (or butter, but I prefer lard); 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1/2 - 3/4 cup ice cold water

8 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour (or pastry flour)
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 3/4 cups cold lard (or butter, but I prefer lard)
1 egg
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/2 - 3/4 cup ice cold water

Directions

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["Sift all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.", "Using a fork, two knives, your fingers or a pastry blender, cut the lard into the flour mixture until the lard is completely incorporated to small pea sized pieces.", "*Work quickly, as it is important that the lard stay cold, and not begin melting. Cold lard means flaky pastry. Melt-y lard means mushy gross pastry. Keep that in mind.*.", "In a small bowl, beat egg and vinegar with a 1/2 cup of cold water.", "* The egg will help to \"raise\"" the dough as it cooks. Not everyone uses egg in their pastry. I do. This is why you WON'T fail here.*.""