This straightforward yet remarkable dish yields juicy chicken that is ideal for any sauce or even just the pan drippings drizzled on top. Enjoy!
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 pie crust |
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup shortening, chilled
- 3 tablespoons ice water
Instructions
- Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together.
- Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
- Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake.
Reviews
I have made this crust before and it is easy, flaky and perfect. Don’t be afraid to make this crust ! NOTE: if you use crisco sticks, they are NOT the same measure as a stick of butter. I am a dork and details matter (cue a big, floury face palm – LOL)
Turned out amazing! The first time I ever made a pie crust was with this recipe and it impressed the family.
Super easy, very nice crust.
This is the same pie crust recipe my mom and grandma used and they both made the best pie crusts ever! My mom always had very cold hands and she said that was her secret to a flaky crust. I recommend keeping the shortening in the freezer and make sure the water is ice cold. It doesn’t hurt to dip your hands in ice water before handling the dough and handle the dough as little as possible. After my mom died, I made a pecan pie for my dad using this recipe and he cried because he said it was as good as my mom’s. That was best compliment ever!
I have used this crust several times. My only critique is use unsalted butter instead of shortening. When I use butter, consistently makes a smooth, easy to roll dough, resulting in a flaky, delicious crust. The only time I used shortening, the dough was unusable.
It seems flaky enough but I didn’t get a lot of it. I had to roll it out really thin to just cover my pie dish. Oh I did double it but I’m sure I doubled everything correctly.
Love it, it’s my go to recipe and my whole family loves when I use it!
Easy to make! I used a food processor and it worked well. I used shortening this time, but next time might use butter to see which we like best.
Easy pie crust. Only makes one so you would have to double to make 2 crusts.
Best pie crust ever!!!
Pictured: Unbaked pie crust
My humble recommendation: Use butter and add a tad more water.
Excellent recipe! The dough is very easy to handle and comes out very flaky
It’s the only pie crust recipe I use. I love it. I make a bunch and stick it in the fridge at the beginning of baking season. I use it for pies. I use it for chicken pot pie. It’s perfect.
This is the easiest and best pie crust I’ve ever made! The only alteration I made was using butter flavored shortening instead of regular shortening. I used the recipe to make a buttermilk pie and pecan pie this Christmas. Everyone went on and on about how flaky the crust was. Thank you so much for this recipe!
This is the best pie crust ever…but I suggest investing in a pastry blender if you don’t already have one. I used two forks to blend. I used butter too. 🙂
I make exactly as described and it turns out perfectly. I have used butter instead of crisco and it turns out great that way as well. I have used this crust recipe for pumpkin, apple and pecan pies.
The taste is good and the crust is flaky. I use butter instead of shortening. My only thing is I end up using a lot more water than 3T because the dough doesn’t stick together otherwise; I’m not sure why but it still turns out good.
I make baklava and this dough is worse to roll out. It sticks, it crumbled, I had to patch the pie together. Literally take chunks and smush them into the pan. Never again.
Was awesome. Hints from others reviews really helped. I used the food processor to mix butter in the flour. Very flakey! Worked great for turkey pot pie hand pies.
This pie crust was delicious! I used grass fed butter, it was flakey and tasted great!