Pastry for 9-Inch Pie

By Susan WestmorelandPublished: Oct 8, 2011

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This quick and easy pie crust recipe will never fail you when you need to make that perfect, flaky pastry for your holiday treats.

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Ingredients

1. Step 1In food processor, blend flour and salt. Add butter and shortening; pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some pea-size pieces. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing until clumps begin to form. (Or, in large bowl, mix flour and salt. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissors-fashion, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water, mixing lightly with a fork after each addition, until dough just forms clumps.)
2. Step 2Shape dough into disk; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight. (If overnight, let stand 30 minutes before rolling.)

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