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Pie Crust 07

Pie Crust 07 is built on Flour, Salt, and Ice Water. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

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• 3
• 1 1/2
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• 2
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Method (preview)

1. 1

   Measure flour and salt into a bowl.

2. 2

   Cut in shortening until a very fine texture.

3. 3

   Remove 2-4 Tbsp. of this mixture into a small bowl.

4. 4

   Add the water to this portion and mix to make a smooth paste.

5. 5

   Add the paste to the flour mixture in the large bowl.

6. 6

   Stir just until the pastry leaves the sides of the bowl.

7. 7

   Roll out on a lightly-floured pastry cloth with a stockinette-covered rolling pin.

8. 8

   Gently fold in half horizontally, and then in half again vertically, place in pie pan, unfold and flute.

9. 9

   For pies that call for the filling to be poured into a baked pie shell, prick and bake 8-10 minutes at 475 degrees F. For all other pies follow filling recipe instructions for baking.