Basic Pie Dough

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

1. Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, vinegar and salt in a food processor until it looks like fine meal.
2. Add the butter and pulse until it is in pea-size pieces.
3. Sprinkle in 1/4 cup ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together.
4. Pinch the dough with your fingers; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 4 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse again.
5. Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pat each into a disk.
6. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or preferably overnight, or freeze up to 2 months.

flour, cold vegetable shortening, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt, cold unsalted butter

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/basic-pie-dough-recipe.html (may not work)