Name: Pastry for 2-Crust Pie
Yield: Makes 1 (8" or 9") 2-crust pie or 2 (8" or 9") pie shells
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 tblsp. cold water; ½ c. cooking or salad oil; 2 c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. salt

Preparation info

Makes
1
( 8 " or 9 " ) 2-crust pie

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
½ c.

Method

Sift flour and salt into mixing bowl. Add oil, mix well with fork. Sprinkle cold water over mixture and mix well.
With hands press mixture into a smooth ball. (If mix is too dry, add 1 to 2 tblsp. more oil, a little at a time and then shape ball.) Divide ball in half and flatten both parts slightly.