Pie Crust Recipe2

Pie Crust Recipe

This pie crust recipe creates a flaky, tender, and buttery base perfect for sweet or savory pies. With just flour, shortening, salt, and ice-cold water, this dough mixes smoothly, rolls out beautifully, and holds its shape during baking. It’s simple, reliable, and ideal for beginners as well as experienced bakers. Find more healthy and tasty Pie Crust Recipe ideas here.

Pie Crust Recipe1
Pie Crust Recipe1

Ingredients

  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup ice-cold water

Directions

  • Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Add shortening and blend with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture becomes crumbly.
  • Add cold water gradually, stirring lightly until the dough holds together.
  • Roll dough on a floured surface until it becomes about 1 inch larger than your pie plate.
  • Fold dough in half, transfer to pie plate, and unfold gently.
  • Trim edges, fold under, and crimp as desired before filling or baking.
Pie Crust Recipe
Pie Crust Recipe

Preparation Details

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Servings: 8
  • Yield: 1 crust