Standard Baked Pastry For Single Crust Pie

Ingredients:

1        cup sifted all-purpose flour 
1/3    cup vegetable shortening
1/2    teaspoon salt 
2-1/2 to 3 tablespoons ice water

How to make Standard Baked Pastry For Single Crust Pie

• Sift flour and salt together.

• Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is size of small pear.

• Toss and star mixture with a fork while adding ice water gradually.

• Form unto a ball and roll out.

• Fit loosely into pie pan: prick bottom.

• Fold edges to form a fluted standing rim.

• Bake at 450 °F for from 10 to 12 minutes.

• Yield: one 9-inch pie shell.