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Pie Crust Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups stirred flour
1 1/8 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons shortening
5-6 tablespoons ice water
Instructions:
Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl
Cut in the shortening with pastry blender until crumbly and size of peas
Sprinkle 3/4 of the ice water over the surface of the mixture. Blend only until all the ingredients
are moistened and the dough can be shaped Add more ice water only if necessary to shape the
dough into a ball. (Do not make dough too dry or too wet) Handle dough gently or it will be
tough
Flatten the dough out on lightly floured surface or pastry cloth and lightly dust with flour
Roll the dough out to a thickness of 1/8 inch in the approximate shape of your casserole dish
Place the crust over the filling and trim the edges. Cut vent holes
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