The best pie crust you’ve ever made

I don’t want you to get all freaked out about making your own pie crust.  You can do this.  We can totally do this, together.  In fact, you’re going to be super surprised at your mad pie skillz after making a crust or two.

This is seriously the best pie crust you’ll ever make.  Flaky, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth.  Whip this out as a party trick at any old holiday get-together and you’ll be the talk of the town.

Too many clichés in one paragraph? 

Probably.

Ingredients for Pie Crust

• pie crust
• 4 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cup shortening
• 2 tsp salt

Here’s how it all goes down:

Cut ingredients with pastry blender until coarse.

mix 1/2 cup ice water, 1 TBL white vinegar, 1 egg

drizzle ice mixture into flour until dough comes together but isn’t sticky or dry.  roll out.

makes 2 pie crusts or 1 complete pie with a top.

I never said I was Martha, but my pies don’t end up looking completely terrible either.

Bake at 475 for 5-8 min for just the crust, or follow baking directions for

Pie!  It’s time for pie!

p.s. {I never make tops for my pies.  Well sometimes I do, but not very often.  If I do make a top, I use the leftover pieces to make a pretty crisscross design.  Combine the leftover dough, roll it out, and using a pastry cutter or a plain kitchen knife cut long strips of dough.  Lay them in a pattern across the top of the filling, pinching them off at the edge of the crust.}

Have fun!