No Fail Pie Crust I recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shortening
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg
¼ cup cold water
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar

Nutrition Info

125.9 calories
carbohydrate: 10 g
cholesterol: 7.8 mg
fat: 8.9 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 1.6 g
saturatedFat: 2.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 27.5 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse crumbs.

  2. Mix egg, water, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour into flour all at once and blend with a fork until dough forms into a ball. Divide into 3 equal-sized rounds.

  3. Wrap with plastic and chill in a refrigerator until ready to prepare.

Recipe Yield

3 single crusts

Recipe Note

I found this recipe years ago, and have not made any other since. This dough freezes very well.

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