Pastry For 1 Crust 8 Or 9-Inch Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco solid vegetable shortening
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
5 to 7 Tbsp. ice water

Preparation

Combine Crisco, flour and salt, mixing with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture forms coarse crumbs, making sure that the shortening is distributed evenly.
Add the water, one tablespoon at a time, tossing quickly with a fork.
When mixture is still crumbly but moist enough to hold together with slight pressure, stop tossing.
Flatten into a disk and roll out to desired size on lightly floured board or pastry sheet.
Transfer rolled pastry dough to pie pan.