Cookbook:Grandma's Pie Crust

| Desserts | Pie Crust

Ingredients

 * 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

 * 1) Mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into the flour/salt mixture with a pastry cutter, until mixture resembles the texture of tiny peas.
 * 2) In separate bowl, whisk the egg, vinegar and water until well mixed.
 * 3) Drizzle water/egg mixture into flour mixture. Stir with fork until a dough is formed.
 * 4) Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a 10 cm (4-inch) wide disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
 * 5) Roll dough into 20 cm (9-inch) circle and fit into a 20 cm (9-inch) pie pan.
 * 6) Line the unbaked pie shell with foil or parchment paper, and fill with dried beans or rice.
 * 7) Bake at 220°C (425°F) until light golden brown (about 15–18 minutes).
 * 8) Cool before filling.

Recipes using this crust

 * Banana Cream Pie
 * Lemon Meringue Pie (American)