Pie Crust

6 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 8 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 4 Tbsp. chilled all-vegetable shortening
  • 3 to 4 Tbsp. ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix flour, salt and sugar in food processor fitted with steel blade.
  2. 2
    Scatter butter pieces over flour mixture, tossing to coat butter with a little flour.
  3. 3
    Cut butter into flour with five 1-second pulses.
  4. 4
    Add shortening and continue cutting in until flour is pale yellow and resembles coarse cornmeal with butter bits no larger than small peas, about four more 1-second pulses.
  5. 5
    Turn mixture into medium bowl.

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