Friday, January 18, 2013

Perfect Pie Pastry

Yes it might be easier to grab the frozen shell front the freezer section, but if you want to make one from scratch that isn't going to make your head explode then here you go.

Ingredients :

3 cups of flour (sifted is better, but lets face it we dont all have a sifter these days)
1 tsp. salt
1 cup shortening
3/4 cups water with 1 tsp of vinegar mixed in

So if you have to sifter you want to sift your salt and your flour together into a large bowl. If not just lightly mix together with a fork till totally combined. Then cut in (Use a fork or something to break up and combine) the shorting into the dry ingredients in your bowl. Then slowly add in your water gradually stir mix as little as possible with your fork just till the particles cling together and you can form a dough ball.

This will make two 9 inch shells, or a top and a bottom.

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