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Basic Pie Pastry Recipe

This pastry is so easy! Try it anywhere you'd use a regular or deep dish pie crust. The savings will add up quickly!—Susan Westerfield, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Basic Pie Pastry Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 16 Servings

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Ingredients

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons shortening
6 to 7 tablespoons lemon-lime soda, chilled

Directions

In a food processor, combine flour and salt. Add shortening; cover and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While processing, gradually add soda until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
For two single crust pies, on a lightly floured surface, roll out half of the pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges. Repeat with remaining pastry. Fill or bake according to recipe directions.
For a double crust pie, divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other. On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1 in. beyond edge of plate. Add filling.
Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. Bake according to recipe directions. Yield: 2 pastry shells.

Editor’s Note: To make without a food processor, in a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add soda, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Proceed as directed.

Nutritional Facts 1/8 of a single crust equals 169 calories, 11 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 112 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Basic Pie Pastry in Simple & Delicious October/November 2010, p53