Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon table salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, small dice
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 7 to 8 tablespoons ice water
Directions
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and sugar until well combined. Using clean hands, add butter and toss until just coated. Rub butter between thumb and forefingers to incorporate into flour mixture until butter is in lima bean-sized pieces and comes together in quarter-sized clumps when squeezed in palm, about 2 minutes. Add shortening, toss until just coated in flour, then rub into flour mixture until mixture forms pea-size pieces (some big chunks should remain) and comes together in fist-sized clumps when squeezed, about 1 minute. Drizzle in half ice water and rake through mixture with fingers until just moistened. Drizzle in remaining water 1 tablespoon at a time and comb through mixture with fingers to moisten. It will go from being a shaggy mess to coming together. Dough is moist enough when it is moistened through but is not wet when pressed. (Do not overwork the dough or it will become tough.)
While rotating the bowl with 1 hand, push dough between other palm and side of bowl to gather into a ball. Turn dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, press it into a flat disk, then close in wrap. Place in coldest part of refrigerator (usually back bottom shelf) at least 30 minutes before rolling out and forming into a crust.
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By kathybcookin
on February 24, 2013
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I have been searching for a good pie crust recipe for ages and I am happy to say my search is over!!!! This is a great recipe and so easy to put together with ingredients I usually have on hand. Just be sure to use unsalted butter, as recommended. It will be a bit salty otherwise. I also used the food processor to mix the dry ingredients and then pulsed in the butter and then the shortening. I only needed 5 T water.
By amHAZEme
on December 24, 2012
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SO EASY. Flaky, buttery, and tasty.
By caligirlur
Newton, NC
on November 24, 2012
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Very good! I added a little more sugar and vanilla!
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