Dessert

Dad's Pie Crust is for Dessert.

Dad's Pie Crust takes several minutes to prepare.

Dad's Pie Crust takes several minutes to cook.

Dad's Pie Crust makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Dad's Pie Crust are:

2 1/4 cup sifted flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup shortening (solid)
2 tbls unsalted butter (cold)
1/3 cup cold water

Here is how you make Dad's Pie Crust:

In a medium sized bowl, combine first four ingredients with a fork or pastry cutter. Add ~ 1/3 cup cold water and kneed into a smooth bough with your hands. Add a bit more water (1 Tbls at a time) if dough is too dry.Divide dough into two equal parts and roll out between wax paper. Cut dough to fit two 9-inch pans (or one nine inch double crust pie).With a fork, poke holes in dough to prevent air bubbles.If pie repipe calls for a pre-baked shell, bake at 450*f for 10-12 minutes.Variation for one 9" pie shell:1 1/8 cup flour1/2 tsp salt3/8 cup shortning1 Tbls butter1/6 cup cold waterPrepare as aboveMakes 2 two pie shells, cut into 8ths, serves 16 Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMS-WIFE.

The nutritional information for Dad's Pie Crust is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 159.2

• Total Fat: 10.6 g
• Cholesterol: 3.9 mg
• Sodium: 146.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.5 g
• Protein: 1.8 g