Perfect Pie Crust II recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups unbleached flour
¾ cup shortening
¾ cup unsalted butter
1 egg, beaten
2 ½ teaspoons white sugar
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup ice water

Nutrition Info

292.1 calories
carbohydrate: 25.6 g
cholesterol: 34.5 mg
fat: 19.1 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 4.6 g
saturatedFat: 8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 187.9 mg
sugar: 0.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place flour in a large bowl. Cut in shortening and butter until mixture is crumbly.

  2. In a separate bowl, mix together egg, sugar, salt, and lemon juice. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Pour in all of egg mixture and half of ice water. Stir gently with a fork, adding more water as needed, just until mixture forms a ball.

  3. Turn dough onto a floured surface and cut into 4 equal portions. Knead each piece briefly and shape into a disc. Chill 1 hour before rolling out.

Recipe Yield

4 single crusts

Recipe Note

This crust melts in your mouth! Recipe can be cut in half.

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