Pie Crust

This pie crust is from my Grandma Bostron, and it is the best flaky pie crust. The mehod is using half butter and half shortening. I use this for all of my pies. This recipe is good for 1 pie with top crust. if you are making pumpkin pie its good for 2 pie crusts.

Pie Crust

Ingredients
3c flour
1tsp salt
1/2c shortening
1/2c butter
10tbsp ice cold water

Method
Mix flour and salt add butter and shortening, cut with a pastry fork, or use pulse on food processor until mixture is pea sized. Add cold water toss with fork until flour is barely dampened. Turn mixture on to wax paper. Press together to form a ball. Divide into two. Roll between two pieces of
wax paper with flour. Let overhang pie plate. Fill with desired filling. Baking depends on filling.