The Best Pie Crust Recipe

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ice water

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and salt in medium sized bowl.
• 2 cut in butter and shortening with pastry blender or fork.
• 3 add water a little bit at a time, using a fork or hands to blend.
• 4 stop adding water when dough is able to stay in a ball.
• 5 lightly flour a flat surface and rolling pin.
• 6 press ball of dough into a flat disk, place onto floured surface.
• 7 roll dough beginning in middle and pushing outward.
• 8 roll dough onto rolling pin, then unroll over pie pan.
• 9 for unfilled pie ('blind' baking): preheat oven to 400 degrees, bake for 8-10 minutes.