Photo: Paula's Perfect Pie Crust Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, cold
- 12 tablespoons butter, cold and cubed
- 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup ice water
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the shortening and break it up with your hands as you start to coat it all up with the flour. Add the cold butter cubes and work it into the flour with your hands or a pastry cutter. Work it quickly, so the butter doesn't get too soft, until the mixture is crumbly, like very coarse cornmeal. Add the ice water, a little at a time, until the mixture comes together forming a dough. Bring the dough together into a ball.
When it comes together stop working it otherwise the dough will get over-worked and tough. Divide the dough in half and flatten it slightly to form a disk shape. Wrap each disk in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. On a floured surface roll each disk out into a 10 to 11-inch circle to make a 9-inch pie.
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By Marsha Hamner
Port Orchard, WA
on March 17, 2013
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This is an awesome crust. So glad i found it. It will be my go to now!! Thanks Paula!! My "butter" sister!
By KatherineLian309
Massachusetts
on November 21, 2012
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SO DELICIOUS!
I made this for my first time EVER making pie! I had no problems with the crust falling off the pan which I read in a few reviews. I used 1/4 cup of water, cut the butter into small cubes and worked it in with my hands like it says to in order to make it crumble and it worked amazing!
Got tons of compliments on the crust and how yummy it is.
It does tend to fall apart trying to roll it out and put it into the pan but i just took the extras and put it into the holes so it blended and it came out fine that way. I used half for the bottom and the other half for the top... I would double the recipe if you're making two pie even tho it says it is enough for two.
Happy Baking!
By legggs
on November 21, 2012
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This is the best pie crust recipe ever ....If you use your basic skills on making a pie crust....this will be fabulous for you.......
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