Never Fail Pie Crust

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c. flour
  • 1 c. cold shortening
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 1/4 c. water
  • 1 beaten egg

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix flour and salt; cut in shortening until the mixture resembles corn meal.
  2. 2
    Add liquid ingredients.
  3. 3
    Chill and roll out. No matter how much the crust is handled, it comes out flaky. Bake single crusts at 425° for about 10 minutes.
  4. 4
    Follow recipe directions when doing double crust pies.
  5. 5
    Using a circle of foil around the edge of these for a few minutes during baking helps avoid overbaking the edges of the pies.

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