Pie Crust

American Dessert Veggie
  • PREP TIME
    15 minutes
  • COOK TIME
    0 minutes
  • SERVINGS
    2 pie crusts

Buttery and flaky

Ingredients

Equipment

Directions

Step 1

Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add butter and shortening.

Step 2

Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening into the mixture so it resembles coarse meal.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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).