Most Incredible No Fail Pie Crust

Great recipe! I am terrible with a rolling pin but this recipe patches well without adding more water. Also, it comes out of a pie pan clean as a whistle. Those of you having to add water, remember that the flour that you throw on the counter to roll the dough in comes out of the total flour needed, and not in addition to. Leave the last 1/4 cup of flour out of the mixer to roll the dough in.

This is the same recipe my grandmother taught me many years ago, also you may make up the flour, shortening, and salt, double or tripple for holidays and have it in the fridge in a coffee can with a lid. Poof. Pies can be made in minutes.

I have been using this reciepe for years, got it from a business car chef on the railroad. I use butter instead which probably takes away a little of the flakyness but adds to flavour. Also add just a touch of sugar for dessert pies. I mix it in a food processor, cuts the mixing time to about two min.

Excellent recipe!!! For several years, I have wanted to enter our local 4th of July Apple Pie contest. This year was the year...Or so I thought! First, I needed a recipe. :) I chose this for the pie crust and another recipe I found on another site for the filling. I spent the Sunday before the 4th making a trial pie at my parents' house. My dad kept stressing that an apple pie (or any pie, for that matter) is all about the crust. He wasn't that confident in my ability to produce a masterpiece, seeing as I hadn't ever made my own pie crust before.
In hopes of decreasing the risk of a soggy bottom crust,I brushed the bottom layer of the pie crust with egg whites before I put in my apple filling. I also brushed egg whites on the top of my lattice crust before baking.
When it came out of the oven, it looked perfect! After my dad had his FIRST slice, he proclaimed it the best pie he has had in 30 years!!! He said the crust was AMAZING!! My mom was raving about it as well! Fast forward to the next morning, the 4th...I decided I was too tired to wake up early...and thus, I still haven't entered a pie in a 4th of July contest...Next year!! :) My parents finished the pie in 3 days. Every time I speak to them on the phone, they ask when I will be making them another. Thanks for a great recipe!!

Great pie crust!! I do mine in a food processor to make it even easier... pulse the dry plus the shortening until it is crumbly, then add the wet and pulse until just mixed. Dump it out onto a board, form it into a ball and refrigerate. This crust NEVER fails! The less you handle it, the better it is!