With the fall season right around the corner, I thought it would be a great idea to share an easy and basic recipe on how to make a basic pie crust. Fall not only brings cooler weather and pumpkin spice lattes, it is also pie season! There are a number of pie options out there in cookbooks and Pinterest. However, some of my favorite pie recipes are special and secret family recipes. With this pie crust below, you will be ready for any pie your heart desires!
3 cups all-purpose flour
2-3 Tablespoons sugar
12 Tablespoons salted butter, cold
6 Tablespoons butter flavored shortening, cold
1 Tablespoon vinegar
Ice cold water (add a Tablespoon at a time)
Add the flour and sugar to a food processor and pulse a few times to get any air out of the flour.
Cube the butter and shortening then add to the food processor immediately. Pulse 10-12 times until the mixture has turned crumbly.
Add the vinegar and 1 Tablespoon of water. Pulse and then add another Tablespoon of water. Add a Tablespoon of water and then pulse until the dough begins to form a ball. It should have the consistency similar to play dough.
Cut the dough in half and then wrap it with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
Once dough is chilled, roll out on a floured service and then carefully place in pie pan.
Then make the crust edges using your thumb and index finger. You can also cut off the extra dough around the edges and press it down.
Place filling in and bake according to recipe. For most typical pie recipes, bake at 425ºF with the foil for 15-20 minutes and then 3-5 minutes without the foil.
Yield: 2 (10-inch) pie crusts