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Pie Crust

From the Kitchen of Sally's Baking Addiction,
2020-10-28
Buttery and flaky
Prep Time:
 15 minutes

Cook Time:
 0 minutes

Categories:
 American
 Dessert
 Veggie

Yields:
 2 pie crusts


Ingredients

2.5cups all-purpose flour,
1tsp salt,
6tbsp unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
3/4cup vegetable shortennig, chilled
1/2c ice water,

Equipment

  • Large mixing bowl
  • Pastry cutter
  • Rolling pin
  • Spoonula

Directions

  1. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add butter and shortening.
  2. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening into the mixture so it resembles coarse meal.
  3. Slowly pour the 1/2 c water from the ice water, into the flour mixture. Stir with spoonula until dough begins to form large clumps.
  4. Work the pie dough on a floured work surface. Fold the dough into itself until the flour is fully incorporated into the fats. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  5. Split the dough into 2 pieces. roll out the dough into a circle and place in pie pan (one for top and one for bottom).