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The Best Pie Crust Recipe
I have tried them all, and this truly is the best pie crust recipe! This is the only pie crust that my Grandma would use.
Prep Time
15 mins
Servings: 6 single crusts
Calories: 454 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound lard
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- ice water
Instructions
- Whisk together flour and salt.
- Cut the lard into the flour with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the lard is pea sized lumps within the flour.
- In a 1 cup liquid measuring cup, combine the vinegar and beaten egg. Add enough ice water to bring it to one full cup of liquid.
- Gradually stir the liquid into the lard mixture, adding only enough liquid to make dough cling together.
- Gently gather the dough into a ball and divide into 6 equal portions.
- Wrap the portions and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes (if you are using right away) or freeze for future use.
- When you are ready to use and the dough has chilled for at least another 15 minutes, roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. If the dough is sticking, chill again for another hour or two. The dough must be cold to be flaky!
- Transfer the prepared dough to pie plate.
- Trim and flute shells or crusts and bake according to your pie recipe. Yield: 3 9-inch double crust pies or 6 pie shells.
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Notes
- You don't have to use store bought pig lard, you can get pig lard from local farmers, etc.
- This is the Tenderflake recipe, but my US readers have a hard time getting that brand. So for clarity, this is just a LARD based pie crust, you don't have to have the exact brand ( but it you can get it, it IS the best!)
Nutrition Information
Calories
454kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
92g
(31%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
802mg
(33%)
Potassium
295mg
(8%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
3839IU
(77%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
198mg
(20%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6single crusts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 454
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 454kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 92g | 31% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 802mg | 33% |
| Potassium | 295mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 3839IU | 77% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 198mg | 20% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.