Crisco Pie Crust

Crisco Pie Crust is the best flaky and easy pie crust recipe, that tastes just like my grandma’s. It’s the pie crust I grew up with, the one I watched my mom roll out on Sunday mornings, and the one I now make for my own family when the holidays roll around or when comfort calls for something flaky and golden.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Milk Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 2 crusts

Calories: 1,653 kcal per serving

Ingredients

2 ⅔ cups - All-purpose flour
1 tsp - Salt
1 cup - Crisco vegetable shortening
Ice water

Instructions

In a food processor, add flour and salt and pulse until combined.
Add Crisco to the bowl and pulse until the dough resembles small crumbles.
Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and process until dough comes together and forms a ball.
Divide ball in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap; Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Remove 1 ball of dough from the refrigerator and roll to desired thickness and shape.
Place dough in pie plate and lightly press to fit the plate; form the edges and trim off any excess.
Repeat rolling process with remaining dough. Use this portion as a topping for the pie you just formed or make another pie with it.

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