Tender And Tasty Pie Pastry

Serves: 5

Mohammad Wiegand

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

46

Sweetness

43

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Cake Flour

1 tsp

Salt

1 tbsp

Sugar

1 cup

Sour Cream

Directions:

1

Combine dry ingredients in a chilled large stainless steel bowl

2

Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives and incorporate the fat thoroughly into the flour to resemble a consistency of coarse meal

3

Add shortening, sour cream and lemon juice, mix well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour Grease and flour a 9-inch pie pan

4

Remove dough from refrigerator, divide mixture into 2 disks

5

Keep 1 disk in the refrigerator until ready for top crust

6

Roll dough out on a floured surface between waxed paper

7

Carefully transfer the bottom crust to the pie pan and trim the overhanging excess

8

Chill for 15 minutes to help set dough in the pan

9

Brush bottom with egg yolk to seal

10

Fill with your favorite fruit filling

11

Roll out remaining disk as you did for the bottom crust

12

Cover the pie with remaining dough

13

Seal and crimp the edge

14

Cut vents in the top crust

15

Bake in the bottom half of a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes

16

Cool thoroughly before cutting

17

*Variation: Substitute vegetable oil for shortening for a pat in the pan crust