Simple Flakey Pie Crust

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As taught to me by my grandmother.

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Steps

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Measure two fluffy cups of flour into a bowl.

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Sprinkle a rounded teaspoon of salt over the flour.

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Cut-in 1 / 3 of a cup of shortening plus an extra dollop about one tablespoon , until the flour is the texture of cornmeal.

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Then cut-in an additional 1 / 3 cup of shortening.

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Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of icy cold water over the flour mixture , and then mix it in with a fork.

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Mix in a third tablespoon of cold water and decide if you can shape the dough into a ball.

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If the dough does not want to stay in the ball shape , add one more tablespoon of the cold water.

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Form dough into 2 equal balls of dough.

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Flour the surfaces of the counter and the rolling pin.

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Roll 1 ball of dough out to about a six inch circle that you can lift up with your hands , pick up dough and sprinkle more flour on your counter , then flip the crust over and continue to roll it out to the size of your pie plate.

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The less flour you use , the flakier the crust.

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But you need to keep the rolling pin floured and the .

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Ingredients

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unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, shortening, cold water