Single Pie Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter, chilled in about 4 pieces
• 2 tablespoons shortening, chilled in about 4 pieces
• 3 -4 tablespoons ice water

Recipe

• 1 whisk together flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
• 2 rub in butter and shortening with your fingertips until mixture is very coarse, but no pieces larger than a large pea remain.
• 3 using a fork, stir in ice water until dough almost comes together into a ball.
• 4 press dough into a ball with your hands and wrap in plastic. chill for at least 30-60 minutes before using.
• 5 to prebake, preheat oven to 375°f roll dough out to fit a 9-inch pie pan and trim the crust. prick the bottom with a fork a few times.
• 6 line the inside of the crust with aluminum foil, not covering the edges, and fill with pie weights or about 2 cups of dried beans.
• 7 bake for 25 minutes, until very lightly browned.
• 8 remove foil and weights and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, until medium brown at the edges.
• 9 set aside to cool.