Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter ((1 1/2 sticks))
  • 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup ice water
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar

Instruction

  • Cut the butter into small chunks (1/4 to 1/2 Tablespoons in size). Place the butter and the shortening in the freezer to make them very cold.
  • Prepare your ice water. Set aside.
  • Put the flour, salt, and sugar in the food processor. Pulse a few times to combine.
  • Add the butter and shortening to the flour. Pulse around 12 times until the butter is still in clumps approximately the size of corn kernels.
  • Continue pulsing while pouring the ice water through the food processor feed tube and continue pulsing until the dough forms a ball with most of the dough.
  • Remove the dough from the food processor, press together as needed, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Cut the dough in half and roll out each half on a well floured surface to your desired size and thickness as needed.
  • Gently lift, or fold over a rolling pin, and place in the pie dish. Continue with your pie recipe.