Name: Pie Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1/3 cup shortening; 1 egg; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; water

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This is a simple pie crust recipe, it’s been in our family for years. My Great Grandmother made it, my Grandma, Mom and now me! I’m honored to be passing it onto you.

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Pie Crust

Homemade Pie Crust Recipe - This is a simple pie crust recipe, it's been in our family for years. My Great Grandmother made it, my Grandma, Mom and now me! I'm honored to be passing it onto you.

Prep Time20 mins

Total Time20 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 264kcal

Author: Souper Chef Deb's Great Grandma Doughterty

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/3 cup shortening
1 egg
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
water

Instructions

Break the egg into a 1 cup measuring cup, add 2 tablespoons vinegar. Add enough water to 3/4 a cup (pictured below). Beat the egg until it is frothy, set aside.
Sift the flour, salt and baking powder into a medium sized bowl, remove all lumps.
Using a pastry cutter, add the shortening and cut it into the flour until the shortening/flour mixture has the consistency of peas.
Add the egg & water to the flour/shortening mixture. Cut together again with the pastry cutter until it is well incorporated. Turn the mixture out onto plastic wrap. Cover tightly and refrigerate the dough for at least one hour.
After refrigeration, put about one cup of flour on the surface you're going to roll. Flour your rolling pin also. Cut the dough in half (this recipe makes two crusts) and roll out each crust.