Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup vegtable shortening
- ¾ cup salted butter (cold and diced up)
- 1 egg will need an additional egg for an egg wash at the end. two eggs total.
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 3-5 tablespoon cold water
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine your flour and salt. Using a pastry cutter, cut in your diced up cold butter and vegetable shortening until your butter flour mixture is the size of oats.
- Add your one egg, vinegar, and just enough cold water until the dough combines.
- Knead your dough until just combined.
- Divide your dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap. This recipe is for two crusts (top and bottom). If your recipe does not need a top crust then you can freeze the second half for another time, or use it for an extra decorative edge. I recommend when cutting in half to lean a little heavy on the bottom crust. I tend to think the bottom crust needs more dough than the top (especially if you do not have a top crust for this pie)
- Let your dough rest in the fridge for at least 4 hours to overnight.
- Take your dough out and let it rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Roll out your dough on a floured surface and then transfer it into your pie pan. Using a fork, poke some holes in the bottom of your crust.
- Pick your pie crust design and finish the edge and/ or top of your pie. If you are doing a top crust, roll out your second half of dough to the same thickness, create your design and then transfer to the top of your pie (on top of the filling)
- Follow the individual recipe when deciding if you need to pre bake your crust or not before adding your filling.
- Brush the top and edges with an egg wash (1 beaten egg)
- Place your crust back in the fridge again for 15-30 minutes.
- If you are fully pre-baking your crust, use parchment paper and pie weights to bake your crust for 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Then take out your weights and paper and bake for another 35 minutes. (These times may vary depending on the recipe.)
- Let crust cool.
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