Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Basic Pie Crust

2 1/4 C flour
1/2 C butter
1/2 C shortening
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons ice water
 
Mix the flour and salt in metal bowl. Add in the butter and shortening. Cut into the flour with a pastry cutter, until the mixture resembles the texture of small peas.

Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of ice water over the dough and quickly kneed. If the dough easily forms a ball you're done, if not add more ice water a tablespoon at a time. Wrap the dough ball in saran wrap and chill the fridge for 30 minutes.

Flour your work surface and rolling pin and roll out the dough. Roll until the dough is about 4 inches larger than your pie pan. Then roll around your pin and transfer to your pie pan. Gently press into the pan, and trim edges.
This printable recipe from StartingtoSimmer.blogspot.com