3/4 c. plus 2 tbsp. shortening
1/4 c. boiling water
1 tbsp. milk
2 1/4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking powder

Put shortening in mixing bowl. Add boiling water and milk. Beat mixture with a fork until smooth and thick.

Sift flour, salt, and baking powder into mixture. Stir, with round the bowl strokes, until dough clings together and cleans the bowl.

Lightly form dough into 2 smooth balls. Place dough on lightly floured surface; flatten slightly. Roll out to form circle 1/8 inch thick.

Ease dough into 9-inch pie pan; trim even with outer edge of pan. Roll out remaining dough. Lay over filled pie shell. Trim about 1/2 inch beyond edge of pan; fold under bottom crust. Seal by fluting edge with fingers or fork.