Best – Ever Pie Crust

Best – Ever Pie Crust

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 15 mins
  • Yield: 2pie crusts

    • About This Recipe

    “A great and simple pie crust recipe”

    Ingredients

  • 2cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1cupvegetable shortening
  • 1teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2 cupwater, or a little less

    • Directions

  • Cut shortening into flour and salt until dough appears crumbly.
  • Add water a little at a time, until it can be gathered into a ball.
  • Roll out dough on a floured counter.
  • Don’t overwork it.
  • Use as directed in pie recipe.
  • It will be very flaky.

    • Reviews

  • “Excellent recipe!I made this as a topping to a chicken pot pie #10744 recipe.It was perfect and flaky.Can’t wait to make an apple pie with it!Thanks”

  • “excellent recipe. This was my very first dough/pie making experience and it went well. I substituted and used fresh squeezed lemon juice.”

  • “Tastes good & needed at least a 3 hour chill time because of the tearing.I did not have enough crust to make edges because if I rolled it any thinner it tore more even after chilling it.”

  • “Was perfect with “Best Ever Pumpkin Pie” #28758.Made full recipe for deep dish and cut away excess crust.Put the dough disc in the fridge the night before and rolled the next morning.So easy!Thanks!”

  • “Simple for someone like me who doesnt know anything, and great taste…I tried it with an orange meringue recipe and the crust was excellent even if I did mess up the filling!Will definitely use again :-)”

  • “EASY, & FLAKY! I loved this recipe, since it had the least amount of ingredients and it turned out very well.I doubled the recipe and kept the 4 balls in the refrigerator until I was ready to use it the following day. This is a keeper!”

  • “I have probably used his recipe five or six times in the last three months and EVERY time it turns out great. I am grateful that I can make it so quickly- thank you Graybert!!!”

  • “I was out of vinegar a couple days ago and needed crust for a quiche.This recipe was wonderful and flaky.I will definitely make again!”

  • “Yum! wonderful! flaky! what more can I say?”

  • “My Goodness was this crust ever EXCELLENT!!! I only had one problem. The half cup of waterwasn’t quite enough. I just added a bit at a time intil it formed the ball. Thanks SO very much for this recipe! I will use it often!”

  • “This pie crust recipe is great. Very easy to understand. I’ve tried others in the past but I think I’ll be sure to use this one next time I make a pie. thank you!!”

  • “I used this recipe to make what I know as Pie Crust Cookies. I found a similar recipe called Cinnamon Crisps #81032.This pie crust is flaky, the dough is very easy to work with and the directions are clear and concise! Thank you so much for posting this easy recipe!”

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