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Flaky Pie Crust Picture- Leslie Cooks This is my flaky pie crust. It is a crust made of butter and vegetable shortening.

Perfectly Flaky Pie Crust

Leslie Cooks
This pie crust recipe is flaky, buttery, and perfect for both sweet and savory pies. It is also very easy to make. I use this recipe for most of my pies and tarts.
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 2 9'' pies
Calories 212 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 10 tbsp unsalted butter, cold
  • 5 tbsp vegetable shortening, cold
  • 1 tbsp white vinegar
  • ⅓ cup iced water more or less as needed

Instructions
 

  • Using a box grater or food processor grating attachment, grate the cold butter into a medium bowl.
  • To a large bowl or food processor, add the flour, sugar, salt, grated butter, and vegetable shortening. Put the entire bowl or food processor basin in the freezer for 5 mins. This will allow the butter to firm up again.
  • After 5mins in the freeze, remove the bowl. Grab your bench scraper and begin cutting the butter and shortening into the flour. shortening should be pea-sized and entire mixture should be like course sand. (If mixture gets to warm, return it to the freeze to firm up.)
  • Add vinegar. Pour ice water in small amounts into the flour mixture while cutting the mixture together. Just add enough water until a shaggy dough forms. It is fine if you have some dry bits.
  • Pour dough out onto your work surface. Start pushing dough together using quick touches so you do not warm up the dough too much. Fold the dough onto itself. Visible pieces of butter and shortening should be present (Do not over work. We want to minimize gluten production.)
  • Cut the dough in half. Wrap each piece of dough in some plastic wrap. Refrigerate for a minimum of one hour.
  • Use the dough how you like.
  • Enjoy!!

Notes

1. Use a metal bowl. It keeps every thing cold. 
 
**We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box are calculated through a API program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.**

Nutrition

Serving: 50gCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 2mgPotassium: 28mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 222IUCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
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