Lovina Eicher's Homemade Pie Dough

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup lard or 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. stir to blend.
• 2 add the lard and rub into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles course crumbs. (i cheat and use my stand mixer for this, or you could use a food processor -- or a pastry cutter).
• 3 add the egg, water and vinegar and stir with a fork until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• 4 form the dough into a ball and divide into 3 balls.(i refridgerate it at this point, at least 30 mins or longer form a ball into a disk and roll it out to 1/8 inch thickness on a floured surface.
• 5 fit the dough into a 9-inch pie pan and trim the edges to a 1 inch overhang. fold the dough under and crimp the edges.
• 6 if not using now, form the remaining 2 balls of dough into disks, place each in a resealable plastic bag, and freeze for up to 3 months.
• 7 preparation time includes resting time.