No Fail Pie Crust

6 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp shortening

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Preheat oven to 400", "In bowl, mix together flour and salt", "Add shortening and butter", "Cut shortening, butter into flour mixture until small, flakey, like little pebbles", "Add 4 tablespoons of cold water", "Mix well", "Add one tablespoon of water", "Mix well", "Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the dough forms into a ball", "Separate dough into 2", "Turn each ball into a ball", "Wrap each ball in saran wrap", "Chill balls in fridge for 30 minutes", "Remove saran wrap from the balls", "Lightly flour cutting board and hands", "Roll out one ball, flipping sides occasionally until 1/8th inch thick", "Carefully fold in half", "Carefully fold in half again", "Grease pie tin", "Transfer crust into one corner of pie tin", "Carefully UN-fold", "Adjust crust and mold into pie tin", "Prick with a fork all over", "Bake at 400 10-20 minutes until golden brown", "Chill 20 minutes", "Repeat steps 14, 15", "Repeat steps 16 to 23 IF MAKING two one crust pies", "IF SECOND CRUST IS A TOP CRUST repeat steps 16, 17", "IF SECOND CRUST IS A TOP CRUST repeat steps 19, 20", "IF SECOND CRUST IS A TOP CRUST mold over pie filling", "IF SECOND CRUST IS A TOP CRUST seal the crusts together and remove extra dough", "Make an \"X\"" in middle of the pie""

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