Pastry Crust (pie Crust)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 5 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into pieces
• 5 -7 tablespoons water, ice cold

Recipe

• 1 add flour and salt to food processor work bowl fitted with multi-purpose blade. pulse for 2 seconds to blend.
• 2 add shortening and butter. pulse 3-4 times, about 2-3 seconds each time, until mixture is crumbly.
• 3 sprinkle 5 tablespoons ice-cold water over mixture and pulse 1-3 times, about 2-3 seconds each time, until mixture pulls away from sides of work bowl and starts to form a loose ball. if necessary you can add up to 1-2 more tablespoons of water a bit at a time, but don't let it get too wet.
• 4 remove from bowl and form into 2 balls.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a circle.
• 6 use crusts as directed in your recipe, for one double-crust pie, or two single-crust pies.