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From: Food Network Magazine

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Total:: 1 hr 15 min
Prep:: 1 hr 15 min

Yield:: 2 disks dough

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, vinegar and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal. Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces. Sprinkle in 1/4 cup ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Pinch the dough with your fingers; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 4 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse again.

Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pat each into a disk. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or preferably overnight, or freeze up to 2 months.

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Name: Basic Pie Dough
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Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H15M0.000S
Yield: 2 disks dough
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces