Favorite Pie Crust

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 lb lard, room temperature
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• cold water, to make a cup

Recipe

• 1 measure flour, sugar, salt and baking powder into a large bowl.
• 2 cut in lard until the size of tiny peas.
• 3 break egg into measuring cup and beat with a fork.
• 4 add vinegar and pour in enough water to measure 1 cup.
• 5 pour a little at a time over flour mixture, tossing and stirring with fork until all liquid is absorbed. you may not always need all of it.
• 6 shape pastry into a ball.
• 7 divide into 4 flat patties.
• 8 wrap and refrigerate.
• 9 wrap and refrigerate.
• 10 use with your favorite filling recipe.