All Purpose Easy Shortening Pie Dough
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Features of All Purpose Easy Shortening Pie Dough
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Served as dessert. Vegetarian dish. Speciality: Occasion - Dinner Party. It is Low Cholesterol diet.
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Region of All Purpose Easy Shortening Pie Dough
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American
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Ingredients for All Purpose Easy Shortening Pie Dough (Click here for measurement conversion)
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1 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening, at room temperature
1/4 cup Ice-cold Water
Double-Crust Shortening Pie Dough
2 1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
3/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Vegetable Shortening
6 Tablespoons Ice-cold Water
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Method for making All Purpose Easy Shortening Pie Dough
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Combine the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the mixture is crumbly, with a few pea-sized pieces of shortening. Sprinkle in the water and mix with a fork, adding just enough until the mixture is moistened and begins to clump together. Gather up the dough and form into a flat disk. You can use this dough immediately or proceed to the next step. Wrap the dough in wax paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate for atleast 20 minutes or up to overnight. If chilled until hard, let the dough stand at room temperature for about 10 minutes to soften slightly before rolling. Double-CrustShortening Pie Dough. Use all-purpose flour, salt, vegetable shortening and ice-cold water. Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces.
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Comments
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Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 1 1/2 hours
Serves: 10
Yields: 1 Pie
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