Flaky Homemade Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 7 tablespoons unsalted cold butter (cubed)
• 7 tablespoons shortening (cubed)
• ⅔ to 1 cup ice cold water

Steps

1. 1

   Combine flour and salt in a large bowl with a whisk.

2. 2

   Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles the size of peas.

3. 3

   Add ice cold water a tablespoon at a time to one area of the dough and mix with a fork. Move to one side of the bowl and continue adding water just until dough is moistened (you don't want it to be sticky).

4. 4

   Once mixed use your hands to quickly and gently fold over the dough a couple of times. Divide into two balls.

5. 5

   Roll one of the balls into a 12" circle on a lightly floured surface.

6. 6

   Gently roll the dough onto a rolling pin and unroll over a 9" pie pan. Cut the edges so you have about ½" overhang.

7. 7

   Crimp the edges and bake according to recipe directions.