Flaky Pie Crust Dough
- 1 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, well chilled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 14 cup vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons ice water (or more)
- Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl to blend.
- Add butter and shortening: rub in with fingertips or cut in with a pastry blender until dough resembles very coarse meal.
- Sprinkle with a tablespoon of ice water; toss until moist clumps form, sprinklimg with more water by teaspoonful if mixture is dry.
- Gather dough into a ball: flatten into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
- Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Keep refrigerated; soften dough slightly at room temperature before using.
flour, salt, unsalted butter, vegetable shortening, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/flaky-pie-crust-dough-334484 (may not work)