FLAKY PIE DOUGH

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Make and share this Flaky Pie Dough recipe from Food.com.

Provided by jcrosswhite

Categories Dessert

Time 5m

Yield 4 pie crusts

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

5 1/4 cups pastry flour or 5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
6 ounces cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 3/4 cups vegetable shortening, chilled
1 cup ice water

Steps:

In a mixer bowl with paddle attachment add flour and salt- mix well on low.
Continue on low and add butter and mix on low until the mixture looks coarse and crumbly.
Add shortening a little at a time.
When the mixture is clumpy and holds together when pressed between your fingers add the water and mix until incorporated into dough.
Turn the dough out onto a work surface and fold over a few times.
Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for at least 2 hours or up to 5 days in the refrigerator.
When chilled roll out and use.
Dough can be frozen for up to 1 month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1748.7, Fat 125.7, SaturatedFat 47.9, Cholesterol 91.4, Sodium 1753.6, Carbohydrate 140.3, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 0.6, Protein 15.1