Foolproof Pie Crust - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour (lightly spooned into cup)
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 c. shortening (not refrigerated, not oil or lard, margarine or butter)
1/2 c. water
1 Tbsp. white vinegar
1 large egg

Preparation

In large bowl, stir together with fork flour, sugar and salt. Cut in shortening
with
fork
until crumbly.
In small bowl, beat together water,
vinegar
and
egg.
Add
to
flour mixture and stir until
all ingredients are moistened.
Divide dough in 5 portions and
with
hands
shape each in flat round patty ready for rolling.
Wrap
each
piece
in
wax paper and chill 1/2 hour. When you are ready to use, lightly flour both sides of patty roll on
pastry
sheet.
Bake in preheated oven at 450\u00b0 for 12 to
15 minutes.
(You can prevent soggy bottom crust
by baking pie on lowest
rack
in
oven
at
specified temperature in preheated oven.)