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Perfect Pie crust
Ingredients
- 4 cups unsifted all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 cups crisco. Do not use oil, lard, margarine or butter.
- 1 tablespoon white or cider vinegar
- 1 large egg
Directions
- Put first 3 ingredients in large bowl and mix well with fork.
- Add shortening and mix with fork until crumbly.
- In small bowl, beat together with fork 1/2 cup water, the vinegar and the egg.
- Combine the two mixtures, stirring with a fork until all ingredients are moistened.
- Divide dough into 4 or 5 pieces and shape each portion into a flat round patty. Wrap each patty with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour.
- When ready to roll piecrusts, lightly flour each side of patty and the rolling pin. Roll out on a floured surface or between 2 pieces of waxed paper or parchment paper. Roll to thickness of 1/8 inch and 2 inches larger than pan.
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