Pastry for 9 Inch One Crust Pie

• 13 cup vegetable shortening or lard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons water cold
• 1 cup flour, all-purpose

1. Cut shortening into flour and salt until particles are size of small peas.
2. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon.
3. at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoon water can be added if necessary.)
4. Gather pastry into ball;shape into flattened round on lightly floured cloth covered board.
5. Roll pastry 2 inches larger than inverted pie plate, 9 inch x 1 1/4 inch Fold pastry into quarters;place in plate.
6. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
7. Trim edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate.
8. Fold and roll pastry under, even with plate;flute.

vegetable shortening, salt, water cold, flour

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pastry-for-9-inch-one-crust-pie-5935 (may not work)