Butter-flavored shortening also works well in this basic recipe.
Food Styling: Holly Dreesman.
Add flour, shortening, butter, and salt.
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Cover and process with on/off turns until most of mixture resembles cornmeal, but a few larger pieces remain.
With food processor running, quickly add 3 tablespoons water through feed tube.
Stop processor as soon as all water is added; scrape down sides.
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Process with 2 on/off turns (mixture may not all be moistened).
Remove dough from bowl; shape into a ball.
Prick all around where bottom and sides meet.
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Line pastry with a double thickness of foil.
Bake in a 450 degree F oven for 8 minutes.
Bake 5 to 6 minutes more or until golden.
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Cool on a wire rack.
Make-Ahead Pie Crust Recipe
Prepare andbake the single pie crust.
Wrap in foil and place in freezer container or bag.
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Seal, label, and freeze up to 1 month.
Thaw overnight before using.
Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening and butter until pieces are pea-size.
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Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture; toss with a fork.
Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl.
Gather dough into a ball and knead gently until it holds together.
On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten dough.
Use light, even strokes to roll dough from center to edges into a 12-inch circle.
Fold pastry into fourths and transfer to a 9-inch pie plate.
Unfold and ease pastry into pie plate without stretching it.
Center the pastry so an even amount is hanging over all sides.
Lightly press the pastry over the bottom and sides of thepie plate.
Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate.
Fold under extra pastry even with the plate’s edge.
Crimp edge as desired.
Do not prick pastry.
Fill and bake as directed in individual recipes.
Using the thumb and index finger of your other hand, press the pastry around your finger.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
