Pie Crust Recipe

Restaurant Pie Crust

A basic Pie Crust Recipe is easy, but will give you a delicious, flaky pie crust. There are dozens of ways to make a crust, but this recipe is straight forward and very good.

Many people who like to cook make their own crusts from scratch if they have time. But when time is short some people now purchase pre-made refrigerated dough from the supermarkets.

Using shortening is now even better than before because Crisco's new shortening contains 0 trans-fats.

Pie Crust Recipe

Restaurant Dessert Recipe

Preparation time: 20 minutes. Makes one pie crust.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups of flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons shortening (use Crisco's new no trans-fat shortening, its in a green can)
1/4 cup of ice water

Instructions:

Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl

Add shortening and blend with a pastry blender until crumbly and size of peas
Slowly add ice water (about a table spoon at a time) until the mixture holds together (do not make dough too dry or too wet. Handle dough gently or it will be tough)

Form the dough into a ball
Press the dough down and roll it out into a circle about 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured surface or pastry cloth

Ease the dough into the pie plate and gently press it on the bottom and sides of the pan and use a kitchen shears to trim over-hanging pastry about 1/2 - 3/4 inch from the plates edge (see picture)
Then tuck this "extra" dough underneath itself so it comes to the edge of the pan and then "flute" the edge (see picture)

To Bake Without The Filling: Prick the crust with a fork all over (bottom and sides)