Everyone needs a basic pie pastry recipe for their cooking arsenal. This is a tried and true recipe that I have used over the years. It is simple and straightforward – my kind of recipe.
The key to a perfect pie crust is to make sure you do not overwork your dough. If you follow that one very important rule, I guarantee you will have a beautiful, flaky crust every time!
Never Fail Pie Pastry
Servings: 2 single pie crusts
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 egg yolk
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut shortening in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- In a small bowl, mix together water, vinegar and egg yolk. Add to the above ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface until desired thickness is reached. Do not overwork your dough or your pastry will be tough and not flaky.
Notes
Recipe yields enough dough for 1 double pie crust, 2 single pie crusts, or 24 muffin tin sized tarts.
Cooking time will vary depending on your recipe. Here are some general guidelines:
- A double crust pie with pie filling: 350°F, approx. 30 minutes
- A single crust pie: 350°F, approx. 15 minutes.
- A double crust pie with pie filling: 350°F, approx. 30 minutes
- A single crust pie: 350°F, approx. 15 minutes.
1 Comment
Germaine
September 25, 2012 at 11:40 amYour pie dough recipe is close to my moms recipe, a recipe that I failed at for a very long time, until we sat down one day together and she taught me what I was messing up, over mixing it with my hands, the less you touch the dough with your hands the betterand letting it chill also, since than my dough has been great.. and the secret well my moms secret “crisco shortening”, thats another story in that….