Piecrust

Preparation info
  • Makes enough for

    one

    9 inch double crust pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
Cooking with the Firehouse Chef: The Food that Fuels New York’s Bravest

By Keith Young

Published 2005

  • About

Ingredients

  • Heaping ⅔ cup Butter Flavor Crisco or other shortening
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Method

Place the Crisco and flour in a bowl. Using a knife, cut the Crisco into small pieces, mixing it with the flour until the mixture is crumbly.

Add the cold water and mix until the dough pulls away from the side of the bowl. If needed, add 1 or 2 teaspoons more water.

Cut the dough in half. (The dough can be chilled, but I prefer to roll it out immediately.) On a pastry board, rol