Basic Pie Crust - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. shortening
2 to 4 Tbsp. ice water

Preparation

Combine flour and salt in bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade. Pulse 2 or 3 times just to aerate. Add the shortening. Pulse rapidly until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stop the processor. Add the water, starting with 2 tablespoons and adding more as needed until mixture forms a ball.
Form the dough into a disk about 4 or 5 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.