OIL-BASED PIE CRUST

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This is from an older Betty Crocker cookbook. Makes great, flaky, delicate pie crusts. This is for a 2 crust 9" pie. Must use waxed paper to roll out. Patch tears or holes with leftover pieces. If something bad happens, don't re-roll - throw out and do over.

Provided by sheepdoc

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 10m

Yield 1 pie crust, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup cold water

Steps:

  • Use a fork to mix. Mix flour and salt.
  • Stir in oil until clumps are pea-sized.
  • Add cold water and stir. Ok if it's gluey or clumpy.
  • Roll slightly more than half out between waxed paper sheets to the size needed. Edge to edge wide.
  • Peel paper off one side and replace, flip and peel off other side.
  • Use bottom sheet of waxed paper to hold crust, Flip into pie plate. Very delicate - can't do much arranging.
  • Patch holes or tears, Trim edge.
  • Roll out rest of crust including trimmed pieces.
  • Place on top of filling in crust, crimp edges, cut steam holes.

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