NEVER-FAIL PIE CRUST

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This is a very pliable, workable dough. It never fails. It makes 4 or 5, 9-inch crusts, and you can refrigerate or freeze the extras for future use. Cooking time depends on the type of pie you are making. The crust alone would take about 10-12 minutes until lightly brown. In my Chicken Pie, you will need to bake it about 1...

Provided by Pat Morris

Categories     Other Breads

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 c all-purpose flour (if you can find white lily, use it)
1 3/4 c crisco (solid) - i use butter flavored (but that is not necessary)
1 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp white vinegar
1 egg
1/2 c cold water

Steps:

  • 1. Mix the first 4 ingredients with a fork. Stir with fork until all ingredients are moistened.
  • 2. In a separate dish, combine vinegar, egg, and water. Add to flour mixture.
  • 3. Stir with fork until all ingredients are moistened.
  • 4. Shape into ball. Chill at least 1 hour.
  • 5. Roll out to make crusts.*
  • 6. *After chilling the large ball of dough, it may be divided into five balls, wrapped, refrigerated or frozen. Yields 4-5 9-inch crusts.
  • 7. NOTE: If you make a pie using a 13"X9"X2" pan, it will take about 3/5 of the dough - or an equivalent of 3 crusts. You will find this crust to be real forgiving and very easy to work with. In fact, you don't even have to roll the ball of dough to make the bottom crust -you can pat it in the pan; and just roll out the top crust on a floured surface -or if you don't want to roll it out at all; you can flatten out the ball for the top crust and cut it in strips for a lattice crust.

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