Ingredients
- 1 C flour
- 1/3 C + 2 Tbsp of shortening or lard. If using shortening, we recommend butter flavor.
- 1 tsp salt
- 3-4 Tbsp cold water
Preparation
- Preheat grill to 400 degrees F.
- In a bowl combine 1 C of flour, 1/3 C + 2 Tbsp of shortening or lard and 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Cut (don't mix or beat) shortening into flour using either a pastry cutter or two butter knives until they are small pieces cut into flour.
- Add 2-4 Tbsp of cold water enough to form a ball.
- Flour pastry cloth and roller sock and roll dough on pastry cloth into circle 2-3 inches bigger than bottom of pie pan.
- Fold rolled out dough in half by using the pastry cloth. Then fold pastry into a quarter. It will be easier to maneuver into pie pan.
- Place quartered rolled dough into pan.
- Unfold quartered dough into a half, and then again into a whole.
- Trim dough to about 1 inch extending beyond pan. Roll up excess dough, seal and flute edges.
- Cover pie crust edges with either tin foil or a circular aluminum ring (this one is from Pampered Chef) if you're baking the crust with the filing for over 10 minutes to avoid edges burning.
- If there is a top crust, pierce pie crust top to allow air to escape and avoid bubbles.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes if recipe requires a cooked pie crust. Otherwise, follow pie filling recipe if crust does not require baking first.