Oatmeal Pie Crust - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups pastry flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup old fashioned oats
1 1/2 tablespoons dry milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 - 2/3 cup water, ice cold (little at a time)

Preparation

Mix together all dry ingredients.
Blend in shortening with pastry cutter of two forks until mixture resembles coarse meal; shortening should be coated with the flour mixture.
Make a well in the middle of this mixture; add water until moistened.
Mix with a fork.
Dough will not be completely moist; some dry spots will be evident.
Pull mixture together with your hands until it holds shape.
Cover and chill 1 hour or overnight.
Roll out as you would any pie crust.
Cook according to your pie recipe.
This makes a super crust for my Old Fashioned Apple Pie, and is the crust I specify in that recipe.
Makes 1- 9 or 10 inch double pie crusts.