Mom’s Pie Crust

Nothing makes a pie better than a homemade pie crust. Here is my mom’s recipe for a delicious and flaky pie crust!

Ingredients:

• 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons Crisco
• 1/2 cup ice water

Directions:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl
• Cut butter and Crisco in small pieces, then add to flour mixture.
• Use 2 knives to cut butter into flour (butter should be the size of peas).
• Add ice water – 1 tbsp at a time and fluff the water with a fork.
• WHen you get the pie crust to start coming together gather into 2 balls.
• Cover crust in plastic wrap and press into discs.
• Chill for 30 minutes.

Then use your favorite Pie recipe (or one of mine) and follow the baking directions!