Traditional Pie Pastry

Yield: 1 crust

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Pie Pastry

Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 12 MinTotal time: 32 Min

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 5 to 7 Tbs cold water

Instructions

1. Sift together flour and salt into a large bowl.
2. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until pieces are the size of small peas.
3. Sprinkle 1 Tbs of water over the mixture and toss with a fork. Repeat until all the mixture is moistened.
4. Form the dough into a ball.
5. On a lightly floured surface, flatten the dough ball slightly, smooth the edges and roll out to approximately 1/2 inch thick.
6. Fit the pastry loosely into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch, deep dish pie plate. Trim to about 1 inch beyond the edge. Fold the pastry under and flute.
7. If your recipe calls for a baked pie shell, prick the bottom and sides with a fork. Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.

For a Lattice Pie or 2 Crust Pie

1. Divide the dough and form into 2 separate balls.
2. On a lightly floured surface, flatten each dough ball slightly, smooth the edges and roll each ball out to approximately 1/2 inch thick.
3. Fit one of the pastries loosely into the bottom and sides of a 9 inch, deep dish pie plate. Trim to about 1 inch beyond the edge.
4. Cut the other pastry into strips about 1/2 to 3/4 inch wide.
5. After adding the filling to the prepared pie pastry, top with the pastry strips using an over and under pattern to form a lattice. Cut any overhanging pieces to about 1 inch beyond the edge, fold under and flute together with the pastry that was already in the pie plate.

Notes

For a 2 crust pie, don't cut the second pastry into strips. After adding the filling to the prepared pie pastry, gently place the second rolled out pastry over the filled pie. Cut any overhanging pieces to about 1 inch beyond the edge, fold under and flute together with the pastry that was already in the pie plate.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

2110.63

Fat

140.82 g

Sat. Fat

34.78 g

Carbs

181.32 g

Fiber

6 g

Net carbs

175.32 g

Sugar

0.77 g

Protein

29.95 g

Sodium

2340.45 mg

Cholesterol

0 mg

Nutritional information is automatically extracted using "Natural Language Processing". While the software does its best, some of the nutritional information may not be 100% accurate.