Simple Perfect Pie Crust

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 lb lard
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• cold water

Recipe

• 1 mix together flour and salt.
• 2 cut in lard with pastry blender or 2 knives until the shortening is in pea sized pieces.
• 3 in a 1 cup measure, combine vinegar and egg. add water to bring to 1 cup. gradually stir liquid mixture into dry mixture. add only enough water to make dough cling together.
• 4 gather into a ball and divide into 3 portions (for 3 double crust pies) or 6 portions (for single crust pies).
• 5 roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. if dough is sticking, refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour. transfer rolled out dough to pie plate. trim and flute shells or crust and bake according to your recipe.