Easiest Pie Pastry Recipe Ever
This is the easiest and flakiest pie pastry recipe ever!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- dash of salt
- 1 cup vegetable shortening (Crisco)
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- extra flour
Instructions
- Sift & measure flour into large bowl.
- Add salt and stir.
- Cut in shortening with pastry blender until size of small peas.
- Beat egg in a 1 cup measuring cup.
- Add vinegar to egg.
- Add cold water to egg mixture {about 3/4-1 cup cold water}.
- Add liquid to flour mixture and stir slightly with a fork to form a ball (you won't use all the water).
- Use a fork to form a loose ball and divide in half and place on two pieces of plastic wrap.
- Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
- Roll pastry out onto floured surface with a rolling pin.
- Note: If your recipe calls for baking the pastry first, prick all the sides and bottom area with a fork and bake at 450 deg for 8-10 minutes.
- Use your favorite pie filling recipe for regular baking instructions.