French Pastry Pie Crust

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon distilled vinegar
• 5 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and sugar.
• 2 mix well, then cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine egg, vinegar, and 4 tablespoons of water.
• 4 whisk together, then add gradually to flour mixture, stirring with a fork.
• 5 mix until dough forms a ball.
• 6 add one more tablespoon of water if necessary.
• 7 allow dough to rest in refrigerator 10 minutes before rolling out.