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Martha White's Perfect Pie Crust Recipe

Martha White's Perfect Pie Crust Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup martha white all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup shortening
2 1/2-3 tbsp cold water

Directions:

Combine flour and salt; mix well.
With pastry blender or fork, cut in half of shortening until mixture is fine and mealy.
Cut in remaining shortening until mixture is consistency of small peas.
Sprinkle water over mixture; stir gently with fork until dough leaves sides of bowl.
If some dry particles remain in bottom of bowl, sprinkle with about 1/2 teaspoon water; continue to stir with fork until particles are worked into dough.
Mixture should be moist enough to form a ball, but should not be sticky.
Shape dough into 1 or 2 balls (depending on one- or two-crust); flatten to 1/2-inch thickness, rounding and smoothing edges.
On floured surface, roll out dough to 11-inch round.
Carefully roll dough around rolling pin; unroll unto 9-inch pie pan, or 9- or 10-inch tart pan; Fit evenly into pan; do not stretch.
For one-crust baked pie shell (unfilled): Heat oven to 475F; Prick bottom and sides of pastry generously with fork; Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown; Cool on wire rack 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
Continue as directed in pie recipe.
For Two-Crust Pie: 2 cups Martha White All Purpose Flour 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup shortening 4 1/2 to 5 tablespoons cold water.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	129.75 Kcal (543 kJ)
Calories from fat	76.11 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.46g	13%
Sodium	145.44mg	6%
Potassium	0.03mg	0%
Total Carbs	12g	4%
Dietary Fiber	0.5g	2%
Protein	1.5g	3%
Iron	0.5mg	3%
Calcium	0.6mg	0%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	441.06 Kcal (1847 kJ)
Calories from fat	258.7 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	28.74g	13%
Sodium	494.39mg	6%
Potassium	0.1mg	0%
Total Carbs	40.79g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.7g	2%
Protein	5.1g	3%
Iron	1.7mg	3%
Calcium	2mg	0%

* 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.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

3.2

Points
4

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
cholesterol free,
sugar free

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