My Favorite Pie Crust

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup flour
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 lb margarine (1/2 cup)
• 1 tablespoon water, icy cold

Recipe

• 1 set out the solid margarine stick for a while on the kitchen counter to soften it.
• 2 mix flour, salt,and margarine with one hand in small bowl-1 1/2 quart size. you do not want the mixture to get too warm. use your other hand to hold bowl or use 2 knives which is what i do.
• 3 mix until you have pea-sized pebbles.
• 4 chill for 30 minutes (or freeze and later defrost and continue with remaining directions).
• 5 remove bowl from refrigerator; add 1 tablespoon of icy cold water. add more if you need to.
• 6 mix with one hand until mixture sticks together in a ball. use other hand only to hold the bowl.
• 7 put additional flour onto counter and rolling pin.
• 8 roll dough into a circle for your pie.