NEVER FAIL PIE CRUST FOR 6 CRUSTS

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This crust has never let me down no matter what the temp. or humidity in my kitchen. Keeps 3 weeks in frig so it's great to have around the holidys or in the summer when fresh fruit is available. I'm much more likely to throw a pie together if I know all I have to do for a crust is roll it out. Not much more work than a store bought crust but there's no comparison in the quality. Got this recipe from a dear friend's 94 year old mother. Her mother taught her to make crust this way when she was a girl so the recipe's been around a long time, although I'm sure it was made with lard back then and used immediately. This is one of my most prized recipes. Cook time is chill time.

Provided by sugarpea

Categories     Dessert

Time 8h15m

Yield 6 9inch pie crusts

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 3/4 cups Crisco
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 egg

Steps:

  • Mix flour, salt and sugar.
  • Cut in Crisco until finely mixed (mixture will begin to stick together).
  • In a one cup measuring cup, beat egg; add vinegar; fill to one cup with cold water; add to well in center of flour mixture; mix well (it may be sticky).
  • Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap; pour dough onto center of wrap and form into an even loaf; bring ends of wrap over dough and wrap tightly; store in frig.
  • Crust is better if it stands overnight in the refrigerator.
  • When ready to use, unwrap loaf; score, but do not cut, in half and then score each half into three even slices of dough.
  • Cut off individual crusts as needed, rewrapping unused portion; can be stored in refrigerator up to three weeks.

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