RCI-BR.006.0078.001

Grandma's Pie Crust

Name: Grandma's Pie Crust
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 230 ml (1 cup) all purpose flour; 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) salt; 50 ml (10 tablespoons) solid vegetable shortening; 1 unit egg; 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) distilled white vinegar; 30 ml (2 tablespoons) cold water

Desserts | Pie Crust

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

(1 cup) all purpose flour
230 ml
(1/2 teaspoon) salt
2 ml
(10 tablespoons) solid vegetable shortening
50 ml
egg
1 unit
(1/2 teaspoon) distilled white vinegar
2 ml
(2 tablespoons) cold water
30 ml

Method

Mix flour and salt. Cut shortening into the flour/salt mixture with a pastry cutter, until mixture resembles the texture of tiny peas.

In separate bowl, whisk the egg, vinegar and water until well mixed.

Drizzle water/egg mixture into flour mixture. Stir with fork, stir until dough is formed.

Gather dough into a ball, flatten into a 10 cm (4 inch) wide disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Roll dough into 20 cm (9 inch) circle and place in a 20 cm (9 inch) pie pan.

Line the unbaked pie shell with foil or parchment paper, fill with dried beans or rice.

Bake at 220 °C (425 degress Fahrenheit) until light golden brown (about 15 - 18 minutes).

Cool before filling.

Grandma's Pie Crust

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