Basic Savory Pie Crust

Basic Savory Pie Crust

Ingredients:
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
water, bottled, generic

Directions:
Combine the flour and salt in a bowl.
Add the lard and work it in with your hands until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, working it in with your hands.
Add only as much as you need to make a smooth ball of dough.
Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and place it on a lightly floured surface.
For 2 crusts, cut the dough in two and put the second half back in the refrigerator.
For each crust, roll the dough out on the floured surface into a circle about 12 inches in diameter and 1/8-inch thick.
Gently fold the circle of dough in half and then in half again so that you can lift it without tearing it, and unfold into a 9-inch pie pan.
Fill and proceed as directed in the recipe.