Monday, June 4, 2012

No-Fail Pie Crust

Mix: 1 1/2 cups flour
        1/4 tspn. salt
        1/4 tspn. baking powder
Cut in: 2/3 cups solid shortening
until it looks like pea gravel.
Beat: 1 egg until yellow and fluffy.
Add: 1 tspn. white vinegar just barely.
If dough is too floury to make into a big ball,
add a couple drops of ice water.
Divide dough in half.
If using pastry cloth, rub it with flour.
If not, sprinkle small drops of water on counter top and cover w/ layer of flour.
Brush off excess.

Rub flour on rolling pin, Roll 2 times in each direction, pick up pie crust and turn over.
Dust lightly w/ flour if necessary. Roll big enough to cover pie pan.

Roll pie crust very lightly up on rolling pin and unroll on top of pan.

MAKES 2 CRUSTS

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