BUTTERMILK PIE CRUST

Buttermilk Pie Crust image

My mother used this pie crust recipe, and it is the only one I've been able to do successfully. Great flavor and very flaky!

Provided by HoneyBeez

Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Pastry Crusts

Time 15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
⅔ cup vegetable shortening
3 tablespoons cold butter
⅓ cup buttermilk, or as needed
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Steps:

Whisk the flour and salt together in a bowl. With a pastry cutter, cut the shortening and butter into the flour until the chunks are the size of small peas. Stir in buttermilk and vegetable oil with a fork until the dough is moistened and beginning to gather together. Form the dough into a compact shape.
Divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a ball. Roll out each pie crust between 2 sheets of parchment paper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.1 calories, Carbohydrate 24.3 g, Cholesterol 11.9 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 332.7 mg, Sugar 0.6 g