Grandma's Homemade Pie Crust
This is a simple, from scratch pie crust recipe that my grandma always used. Only requires 4 ingredients and turns out flaky and perfect every time.
Servings: 1 single crust
Calories: 201kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour sifted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Crisco shortening
- About 1/3 cup cold water (use as much as needed)
Instructions
- Sift flour before measuring. Spoon lightly into the measuring cup and level without
shaking or packing it down. - Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
- With a pastry blender, cut in Crisco until ingredients are fairly course.
- Sprinkle with water a little at a time, working the dough into a firm ball with your hands.
- Place dough ball on a lightly floured board and roll into a circle about 1 1/2” larger than the pie plate when it’s inverted onto the crust.
- Trim the crust so there is about ½” overlap on the pie plate and form the crust edge.
- Fill with filling and bake according to your recipe, or blind bake and cool for recipes that don't require a baked filling.
Notes
To make a double crust, simply just double the recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 133mg | Fiber: 1g