Never Fail Pie Crust Recipe
Never Fail Pie Crust is one dish which you cannot resist making again and again. My friends tried this Never Fail Pie Crust the other day and they simply adored it. Do I need to say more?
Summary
Ingredients
4 cups flour (not sifted but spooned into measuring cup)
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 cups solid vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 egg
1/2 cup water
Directions
Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add shortening, and mix with fork or pastry cutter until ingredients are crumbly. (Electric mixer may be used) Beat together vinegar, egg, and water. Combine with flour and fat mixture, stirring with fork to moisten ingredients. Shape with hands into 5 flat, round patties ready for rolling. Wrap each patty in foil or plastic wrap and store in freezer until ready to use. When ready to roll pie crust, remove pastry from freezer and thaw in refrigerator. Handle, roll, and bake according to general directions for pastry, above.
