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Pie Crust: Quick, Easy Pie Crust

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#1. One 9-inch Single Crust
Preheat oven to 425°
Sift, then measure:
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Resift it into a bowl with:
1/2 teaspoon salt
With a pastry blender, work in:
1/2 cup 70° shortening until the grain in the mixture is pea size.
Stir in, 1 tablespoon at a time:
3 tablespoons water until the mixture holds together when you gather it into a ball. Pat it evenly into the pie pan. Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool before filling.
#2. Two 9-inch Pie Shells or 8 Tarts
Preheat oven to 425°
Sift into a pie pan:
2 cups silfted all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons salt
Mix in a cup until creamy:
2/3 cup cooking oil
3 tablespoons cold milk
Pour the mixture over the flour all at once. Stir these ingredients lightly with a fork until blended. Form into a crust, right in the pan, by patting out the dough with your fingers. Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool before filling.
The oil gives this dough a somewhat mealy texture, rather than flaky.