Classic Crisco Pie Crust

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Courtesy of crisco®

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Steps

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Blend flour and salt in medium mixing bowl.

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Cut chilled shortening into 1 / 2-inch cubes.

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Cut in chilled shortening cubes into flour mixture , using a pastry blender , in an up and down chopping motion , until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some small pea-sized pieces remaining.

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Sprinkle half the maximum recommended amount of ice cold water over the flour mixture.

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Using a fork , stir and draw flour from bottom of bowl to the top , distributing moisture evenly into flour.

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Press chunks down to bottom of bowl with fork.

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Add more water by the tablespoon , until dough is moist enough to hold together when pressed together.

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Test dough for proper moistness by squeezing a marble-sized ball of dough in your hand.

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If it holds together firmly , do not add any additional water.

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If the dough crumbles , add more water by the tablespoonful , until dough is moist enough to form a smooth ball when pressed together.

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Shape dough into a ball for single pie crust.

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Divide dough in two for.

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Ingredients

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pillsbury best all purpose flour, salt, crisco all-vegetable shortening sticks, cold water