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Pie Crust Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 C flour
1/4 C sugar
1 tsp. salt
3/4 C Crisco
5+ Tbs. cold water
Directions:
Directions:
Combine the flour, sugar and the salt. Using a pastry cutter or two knives cut in the Crisco until it is fine crumbles. Starting with 5 Tbs. of cold water mix the dough together adding more water until you have a workable dough that does not break apart when rolled out.
Divide the dough into 2 parts. Roll each part out between two pieces of parchment paper until about 1/8 inch thickness.
You may freeze this dough for later use if you want to make it ahead of time. Just thaw and put into the pie pan.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2-9inch pie crusts
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
With the extra dough once you have made your pies you can roll it out and spread it with a generous portion of butter and sprinkle it heavily with cinnamon sugar. Roll the dough up into a log and slice into 1/2 pieces and bake with the pie until golden brown and eat.

 

 

 

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