Information
Total time: under 15 minutes
Skill level: Easy
Cost: Inexpensive
Yield: Enough for 1 single crust (for a 9-inch pie)
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup vegetable shortening
- 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Mix the flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives.
Mix lightly only until the mixture resembles coarse meal and some of the shortening remains the size of very tiny peas; the texture will not be uniform but will contain crumbs and small bits and pieces.
Sprinkle the water over the flour mixture 1 tablespoon at a time and mix lightly with a fork, using only enough water so the dough will hold together. Press the dough together into a ball.
If there are dry places that don’t adhere, sprinkle a little more water over them.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
Nutritional information is based on 8 servings.
198 kcal
0 % daily value
0 % daily value
0 % daily value
25 mg
5 mg
2 g
0 g
1 g
18 g
0 mg
73 mg
3 g
13 g
6 % daily value