Old-Fashioned Shortening Pie Dough Recipe | Epicurious

Name: Old-Fashioned Shortening Pie Dough Recipe | Epicurious
Ingredients: 1½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar (optional for a sweet pie; omit for a savory pie); ½ teaspoon salt; ½ cup cold vegetable shortening; ¼–⅓ cup cold water

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This is a pretty standard all-shortening piecrust recipe that yields a delicious, tender crust that many bakers believe makes the best pies.

Keywords

pie
savory pie and tart
nut free
vegetarian
5 ingredients or fewer
thanksgiving
christmas
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Ingredients

1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar (optional for a sweet pie; omit for a savory pie)
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup cold vegetable shortening
¼–⅓ cup cold water