Pie Crust

(The 2 pies amounts will make 3 or so one crust pies)

To make 4 Pies
Amount: 2 crust pies
Flour: 4 cups
Salt: 2 teaspoons
Shortening: 2 cups
Water: 2/3 cup + 2 T.

To make 2 Pies
Amount: 2 crust pies
Flour: 2 cups
Salt: 1 teaspoon
Shortening: 1 cup
Water: 1/3 cup + 1 T.

1. Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening with pastry blender. Make a well in the center.

2. First, add larger amount of water; only as necessary to get moist dough, add smaller amount(avoid too much stickiness).

3. To roll out, flour board well and rolling pin well. Mold handful into ball. Roll out to about 1/8 inch thick. Fold in half...lift into pie plate...unfold. Crimp edges. Cut off excess. Prick all over with fork as shell will shrink as it bakes with filling inside and pricking helps.

4. Bake 375 for about 10 minutes (don't want brown, just slightly golden).

Joanna
Provo, UT