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Paula's Perfect Pie Crust




Source of Recipe


Paula Deen


Recipe Introduction


This is a wonderful pie crust and easy to make but oh so not low fat ha


List of Ingredients




2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
3 TB white sugar
1/4 cup shortening, cold
12 TB butter, cold and cubed
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Recipe






In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, salt and sugar. Add the shortening and break it up with your hands as you start to coat it all up with flour. Add the cold butter cubes and work it into the flour with your hands or a pastry cutter. Work it quickly, so the butter doesn't get to soft, until the mixture is crumbly, like very coarse cornmeal. Add the ice water, a little at a time, until the mixture comes together forming a dough. Bring the dough together into a ball. When it comes together stop working it otherwise the dough will get over worked and tough. Divide the dough in half and flatten it slightly to form a disk shape. wrap each disk in plastic and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. On a floured surface roll each disk out into a 10 to 11 inch circle to make a 9 inch pie.