Cookbook:Grandma's Pie Crust
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Ingredients[edit | edit source]
- 1 cup (150 g) all purpose flour
- ½ tsp (2.5 g) salt
- 10 tbsp (128 g) solid vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) distilled white vinegar
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) cold water
Procedure[edit | edit source]
- Mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into the flour/salt mixture with a pastry cutter, until mixture resembles the texture of tiny peas.
- In separate bowl, whisk the egg, vinegar and water until well mixed.
- Drizzle water/egg mixture into flour mixture. Stir with fork, stir until dough is formed.
- Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a 10 cm (4 inch) wide disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Roll dough into 20 cm (9 inch) circle and place in a 20 cm (9 inch) pie pan.
- Line the unbaked pie shell with foil or parchment paper, and fill with dried beans or rice.
- Bake at 220°C (425°F) until light golden brown (about 15-18 minutes).
- Cool before filling.