For 1 9-inch Pie Crust
Ingredients:
- Flour – 1 cup
- Salt – ½ teaspoon
- Shortening – 1/3 cup
- Cold water – 3 to 4 tablespoons
Method:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix the flour and salt.
Then cut the shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles crumbs.
Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time into the Dough crumbs and mix till it forms a ball.
Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Take out of fridge and roll dough into a circle 1/8 inch thick. Place the dough into the pie dish and trim around the edges.
Cover the pie shell with a foil and fill with dry beans. Bake 5 -7 minutes. Remove the foil and beans.
The empty baked shell is now ready.
