Homemade Easy Pie Crust
Looking for a flakey and deliciously easy pie crust? This is it. It's the perfect homemade pie crust for your next dessert or savory dish.
Servings: 2 crusts
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2 cups shortening
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoons vinegar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients with the shortening and mix with a mixer until the shortening is pea size with the flour mix.
- We have found that tipping the bowl slightly helps mix everything well. Also turning the bowl to get all the ingredients incorporated.
- In a separate small bowl, beat an egg with the vinegar and cold water.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry.
- Mix well, turning the bowl and tilting it slightly.
- The dough will be mixed, but not one piece.
- Once it is incorporated, stop mixing and use your hands to press together to make a disc.
- Fold together with your hands to ensure it is mixed well.
- Flatten into a disc and cut in half.
- With plastic wrap, wrap each half and press down to flatten.
- Place the dough into the fridge to firm up and chill.After 1 hour, you can remove and make your pie crust.