Pie Crust

Ingredients

• ▢1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ▢2 tsp sugar
• ▢1 tsp salt
• ▢6 tbsp unsalted butter cut into ¼-inch pieces and par frozen
• ▢4 tbsp vegetable shortening
• ▢5-6 tbsp water ice cold

Instructions 

• In a food processor place flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse just to combine dry ingredients. Sprinkle butter pieces and shortening over the dry ingredients and pulse to form a very coarse cornmeal-like mixture. Transfer to a mixing bowl and sprinkle with water. Mix to combine. The dough will still be crumbly.
• Pour onto parchment or plastic wrap. Using the wrap, pull up the sides to create a cohesive dough. Form a disk and pat it into a flat round. Chill for 15-20 minutes. Roll out to fit a 9-inch pie pan. If the dough becomes too soft, place it back in the refrigerator to chill. Fill with your desired pie filling and bake according to the recipe.

Notes

• If you want to thoroughly bake the crust preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line the chilled crust with parchment and weights filling up the shell's interior (or dried beans as weights). Bake with weights until the outer crust is set, 15-20 minutes. Remove the parchment and weights, dock the crust and continue to bake until the inside crust is golden, 20-25