1-2-3-4 Pie Crust

Ingredients:

1 t. salt
2 c. flour
2/3 c. plus 2 T. shortening
4 T. cold water

Directions:
Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender. Add water and mix until all flour is moistened. Mold dough into two equal-sized balls. Flatten each ball and roll between waxed paper to 2 inches larger than the pie plate. Makes 2 9-inch pie crusts.

You can half this recipe to make one bottom crust. Also, you need to poke holes in bottom of crust if cooking just the empty shell.

Submitted by Karan Johnson (our guest from 3rd Ward)