Basic Pie Crust

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 14 cups shortening
• 8 -10 tablespoons very cold ice water

1. Mix flour and salt in large bowl.
2. Cut in shortening until crumbly.
3. Add about 4 tablespoons of very cold ice water, and gently mix with flat side of spoon.
4. Add in 4 more tbsp, doing same.
5. If dough is mostly holding together, stop adding water, if still crumbly add 1 tbsp, then 1 more if still not holding.
6. (You do not want a solid ball, it should remain a little crumbly).
7. If necessary add a little more water to get it to right consistency(hold).
8. Once it will hold in a ball, cut in half and roll out to about 1/8" thick.
9. Lay in 9" pie plate as base crust.
10. NOTES:1) DO NOT HANDLE WITH YOUR HANDS anymore than you need to make the ball and to flip when rolling.
11. 2) the colder the water the better, I run my tap until it is really cold put it in a glass measure cup with a couple ice cubes then set in freezer until I need it.
12. The colder the water and the less you handle it, the flakier the crust!

allpurpose, salt, shortening, cold ice water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/basic-pie-crust-496416 (may not work)