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.

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