Basic Easy Crust
3 Cups All-purpose flour 1 Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Cup Margarine 1/2 Cup Crisco 1 Egg 1 Tablespoon White vinegar 3 Tablespoons to 4 tablespoons Ice water In a medium-size bowl stir the f...
Ingredients
- 3Cups all-purpose flour
- 1Teaspoonsalt
- 1/2Cupmargarine
- 1/2Cupcrisco
- 1egg
- 1Tablespoonwhite vinegar
- 3Tablespoons to 4 tablespoons ice water
Directions
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3 Cups All-purpose flour 1 Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Cup Margarine 1/2 Cup Crisco 1 Egg 1 Tablespoon White vinegar 3 Tablespoons to 4 tablespoons Ic
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Cut in the shortenings using a pastry blender
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Keep working the flour and shortenings until the mixture is rather grainy, like coarse cornmeal
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In a small bowl mix the egg and vinegar together and, using a wooden fork, stir the mixture into the flour
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Add enough ice water so that the dough barely holds together
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Place on a marble pastry board or a plastic countertop and knead for just a few turns, enough so the dough holds together and becomes rollab
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I roll my dough out on waxed paper
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It is easy to handle that way