French Pastry Pie Crust Recipe - (4.4/5)

French Pastry Pie Crust Recipe - (4.4/5)

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While this pie crust can be a bit challenging to work with (it can easily fall apart and crack, while rolling it), it's easily patched up. I will make this pie crust...

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Ingredients

  • CRUST:
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (recommended: King Arthur Flour)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 cup shortening (I used butter flavor Crisco)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar (you can't taste the vinegar in the crust)
  • 5 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water, optional
  • Coarse sugar, optional

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