This is the easiest and just the best way to make pie crust!
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons ice water
Measure the flour into the processor with the regular blade attached
Cut the butter into cubes and add to the bowl
Add salt and pulse three times with three counts per pulse to lightly mix the ingredients
Turn it to on and pour ice water into the bowl until starts to get noticeably crumbly
This is what it will look like
Stop the machine, dump the crumbly dough into a bowl
Gather the dough into a ball with your hand until it sticks together
Wrap your dough ball in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour
To use the dough unwrap it but leave it on the plastic wrap
You are now ready to bake blind or fill it up with something wonderful
December 5th, 2012 at 8:46 am
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