Dessert Recipes - Never-Fail Pie Crust Recipe

Ingredients               

• 4 to 4 1/4 cups Hecker's unbleached flour, sifted

• 1 Tbs sugar

• 3 tsp salt

• 1 egg

• 1 Tbs vinegar

• 1/2 cup water

• 1 3/4 cups shortening

Serve 6 to 8

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Method:

1. Sift flour, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Beat the egg and combine with vinegar and water.

2. Cut shortening into flour, sprinkle with egg mixture, and mix all together.

3. Gather the dough into a ball, wrap in wax paper and chill for about 30 minutes before using.

4. This dough can be kept in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Or you can divide it into 4 parts (1 pie shell each), wrap each securely and freeze.