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Flaky Pie Crust

Flaky Pie Crust Ingredients: wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched sugars, granulated salt, table butter, without salt shortening, vegetable, household, composite water, bottled, generic Directions: Mix flour, s...

Flaky Pie Crust

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
sugars, granulated
salt, table
butter, without salt
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Mix flour, sugar and salt in processor.
Add butter and shortening.
Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Drizzle 3 tablespoons ice water over mixture.
Process just until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
Wrap in plastic; chill until dough is firm enough to roll out, about 30 minutes.
Roll out dough on lightly floured work surface to 12-inch round.
Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
Fold overhang under.
Crimp edges decoratively.
(Can be prepared 2 days ahead.
Cover and refrigerate.)