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Flakiest (And Easiest) Pie Crust Recipe

Flakiest (And Easiest) Pie Crust Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 1/2 cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 pinch sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (crisco )
3 tbsp ice water

Directions:

In bowl of food processor, place flour, salt, and sugar; process once to combine all.
Chill shortening briefly - about 3 minutes in the freezer will do.
Break shortening into bits; distribute around steel blade in bowl.
Process with 7 on-off pulses, until shortening is broken into dry ingredients well.
Add ice water.
Process with 7 more on-off pulses, or until dough forms into a ball.
Roll out.
Proceed with pie recipe.
This recipe doubles well.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	392.66 Kcal (1644 kJ)
Calories from fat	222.96 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	24.77g	38%
Cholesterol	9.71mg	3%
Sodium	854.68mg	36%
Potassium	87.93mg	2%
Total Carbs	37.68g	13%
Sugars	0.26g	1%
Dietary Fiber	4.21g	17%
Protein	4.88g	10%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Iron	2.4mg	14%
Calcium	120mg	12%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	469.03 Kcal (1964 kJ)
Calories from fat	266.32 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	29.59g	38%
Cholesterol	11.6mg	3%
Sodium	1020.92mg	36%
Potassium	105.03mg	2%
Total Carbs	45g	13%
Sugars	0.31g	1%
Dietary Fiber	5.03g	17%
Protein	5.83g	10%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Iron	2.9mg	14%
Calcium	143.4mg	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

9.1

Points
11

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low cholesterol,
sugar free,
high fiber

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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