My Favorite Pie Crust Recipe

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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
581
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp . salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/2 cup butter, cold
  • 6 -10 tbsp ice water

Directions:

  1. Whisk together all of the dry ingredients, reserving a few tablespoons of the flour. Work in the shortening, mixing until the mixture is the texture of sand and all the flour particles are coated. Now cut in the butter, but do not completely Incorporate it. You want small pea sized dots of butter, this will add flakiness.
  2. Sprinkle the vinegar and ice water over the dough while tossing with a fork. Just as soon as the dough becomes cohesive (i.e., you can squeeze it into a ball easily), stop mixing; there should still be visible pieces of fat in the dough. Flatten the dough into a disk and wrap the two disks in plastic wrap or waxed paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer; this resting period allows the flour to absorb the water, making the dough easier to roll out.
  3. When you’re ready to roll, remove the dough from the fridge. Dough made with a combination of butter and shortening should rest for about 5 minutes at room temperature before rolling. If you've made the dough with all vegetable shortening, you’ll be able to work with it directly from the refrigerator. A dough made with all butter will need to warm slightly (10 to 15 minutes) before rolling, as butter becomes brittle when it’s refrigerated.
  4. Roll the dough to the size needed (about 13 for a 9 pie). Fill and bake as directed in your recipe.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 581.03 Kcal (2433 kJ)
Calories from fat 323.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35.94g 55%
Cholesterol 31.92mg 11%
Sodium 1561.04mg 65%
Potassium 200.99mg 4%
Total Carbs 57.59g 19%
Sugars 1.24g 5%
Dietary Fiber 6.37g 25%
Protein 8.09g 16%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 221.2mg 22%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 432.12 Kcal (1809 kJ)
Calories from fat 240.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.73g 55%
Cholesterol 23.74mg 11%
Sodium 1160.95mg 65%
Potassium 149.47mg 4%
Total Carbs 42.83g 19%
Sugars 0.92g 5%
Dietary Fiber 4.73g 25%
Protein 6.02g 16%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.8mg 21%
Calcium 164.5mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.8
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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