Easy (and incredible) Pie Crust

Name: Easy (and incredible) Pie Crust
Cuisine: American, World Cuisine
Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 c unsalted butter, chilled, cut in 1" pieces; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1/4 t salt; 1/4 c vegetable shortening, frozen, cut in pieces (butter flavor is best); 1 large egg; 3 tablespoons ice water

5 steps

There's something about this crust that makes it just incredible. Is it the egg yolk? Not sure. But this is the best crust you will ever have. (Makes one generous crust)

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:17:18 GMT

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Ingredients

1 servings

2 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

¼ cunsalted butter

chilled, cut in 1" pieces

2 tablespoonssugar

¼ tsalt

¼ cvegetable shortening frozen

cut in pieces, butter flavor is best

1egg

large

3 tablespoonswater

ice

Instructions

Step 1

Blend first four ingredients in food processor. Beat egg with two tablespoons of ice water; Add to processor. Blend until large, moist clumps form, adding more water if dry.

Step 2

Add shortening, process until very coarse meal forms.

Step 3

Blend first four ingredients in food processor.

Step 4

Beat egg with two tablespoons of ice water; Add to processor. Blend until large, moist clumps form, adding more water if dry.

Step 5

Gather dough, wrap in plastic. Chill at least an hour.