Aunt Janet’s Pie Crust

Ingredients

Double:

• 2 cups flour

• 1 tsp salt

• 2⁄3 cup shortening

• 5-7 tbsp ice water

Single:

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour

• 1⁄2 tsp salt

• 1⁄2 cup shortening

• 5-7 tbsp ice water

Directions

1. Sift the flour and salt together. Cut in the shortening using a fork or pastry cutter, adding water as needed until the dough becomes sticky.

2. Mold dough into a ball, then turn out onto a floured surface and roll into a crust.

3. To blind bake the crust, line a pie dish with dough then poke the sides and bottom of the dough with a fork. Preheat the oven to 375 ̊F (190 ̊C) and bake the empty shell for 15-16 minutes.