How to Make Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 1 heaping cup sifted flour
• ½ cup shortening (butter and lard, half and half)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• Cold water (enough to mix stiff)

Directions

1. Keep all ingredients and utensils cold.

2. In a bowl, stir together flour, salt, and baking powder.

3. Cut in the shortening until the mixture feels granular.

4. Add cold water a little at a time to form a stiff dough.

5. Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape it to about 4 inches thick.

6. Flour your rolling pin and roll out the crust gently.

7. Dot the surface with small pieces of butter and sprinkle lightly with flour.

8. Roll the dough over and over, turning it half round and patting it out as needed.

9. Roll it like a jelly roll, then divide it in the center.

10. If time allows, chill the pieces in the ice chest before rolling them out to fit the pie plate.