Basic Pie Crust

Basic Pie Crust

Here is a simple recipe using Bob's Red Mill Unbleached White Pastry Flour.
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Water (ice cold)
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 cup Vegetable Shortening chilled
  • 2 cups Unbleached White Fine Pastry Flour

Instructions

  1. Place flour and salt in medium-size, chilled bowl. Break up chilled vegetable shortening and cut into flour with a fork or a pastry blender until there are pea-sized pieces of dough. Slowly add ice water and blend with fork. Do not overwork; blend until just mixed and dough holds together. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.



    Remove from refrigerator at least 1 hour before handling.



    Makes two 9-inch pie crusts (16 slices).





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