Plain Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 1 lb pastry flour
• ½ lb lard (or 3 cups flour to 1 cup lard)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ice-cold water

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine the pastry flour and lard.

2. Reserve part of the lard for the top crust.

3. Add the salt and mix well.

4. Gradually wet the mixture with ice-cold water until it forms a dough.

5. Roll out the dough for the bottom crust and the reserved lard for the top crust.