Aida's Single Pie Crust

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I saw this on an episode of ask aida. Makes 1 crust for a 9 or 10" pie. She suggests keeping the shortening in the freezer which will make the crust flakier. I found this dough to be easy to roll and indeed very flaky. I used the cooking time for the resting time."

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Steps

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In a large bowl mix together the flour , sugar , and salt.

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Cut in the butter until there are large crumbles.

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Cut in the shortening until incorporated.

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The crumbles do not have to be uniform in size.

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Add the ice water by tablespoon just until the dough can be shaped into a ball.

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Form the dough into a disk , wrap in plastic wrap and let in rest in the refrigerator.

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Roll to the desired size on a floured surface , place in pie plate , and pierce the bottom with fork tines.

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While preheating the oven , put a cookie sheet in the oven.

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Place the pie plate on this hot surface while baking to ensure a flaky bottom crust.

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Ingredients

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all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, butter, shortening, ice water