Jetts Mamas Easy Pie Crust Recipe

How to make it

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• Place the 1 1/3 Cup Crisco in large bowl.
• Add 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and whip together.
• Sift the 3 1/2 cups flour into the bowl with Crisco.
• With a fork or pastry blender break up flour & Crisco so that it resembles even looking lumps.
• Now put 1/2 Cup cold milk and 2/3 Cups sifted flour in the jar with the tight fitting lid.
• Shake it good so it looks like a smooth paste.
• Mix the paste mixture with the flour mixture.
• Work gently so crust will be tender. When dough is smooth, divide and roll out for the pie.
• Flour the counter first or you'll have a mess.
• Water may be used instead of milk...milk gives the crust a nicer color.
• Adding salt to the shortening tends for a flakier crust.
• For one pie shell - with a fork make holes on bottom & sides of unbaked crust, then place a smaller dish or cake pan in center and place in oven to bake.
• When crust is almost done, remove pan and bake a few minutes more.
• If using a fruit filling, place one crust in the bottom and then add your fruit.
• Cut out different shapes for the top or put the whole crust over the top making sure you have air vents to let the pie "breathe".
• If you want a glaze, you can make a glaze with powdered sugar and water then drizzle over your fruit filled pie. Yum!