Pastry for Single-Crust Pie Recipe

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This is the recipe we use in the Test Kitchen when we test readers' pie recipes that don't include a specific recipe for the pastry. —Janet Briggs

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Pastry for Single-Crust Pie Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 10 min.
  • Yield: 6-8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. or 10-in. pie plate.
  • Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate; flute edges. Fill or bake shell according to recipe directions. Yield: 1 pastry shell (9 or 10 inches).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 144 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 148 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Pastry for Single-Crust Pie in Country Woman May/June 1998, p40

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Pastry for Single-Crust Pie Recipe

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie

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Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2010 by pjpete

This was great. I had no shortening on hand so used frozen butter. It worked out good.


Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2009 by ksalemme

Quick and easy basic pie crust.


Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2009 by jgfan

mother of the bride in july

Do you have to use shortening? Can you use butter instead?

Shortening is needed to make the crust flaky. I don't think all butter would turn out very good.


Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2009 by mother of the bride in july

Do you have to use shortening? Can you use butter instead?

 
 
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