Pie Dough with Butter and Shortening | Town & Country Markets

Pie Dough with Butter and Shortening | Town & Country Markets

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Fat is what provides flakiness in pie crust, and the longer that fat is solid the more flakes you get! By keeping all your ingredients very cold and by adding shortening, with its higher melting...

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups (12.75 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) shortening cut into pieces
  • 1/2 cup ice-cold water

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