VINEGAR PIE CRUST 
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups shortening
1 egg
5 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon white vinegar

Combine flour and salt. Work in shortening until mixture is consistency of cornmeal. Beat egg lightly. Add water and stir, then add vinegar. Blend into flour mixture to form soft dough. Gather dough into ball. Cut in halves. Flour board well and roll each half into circle 1 inch larger than pie pan. Fit into pan and flute edges.

Makes 2 (9-inch) pastry shells.

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Vinegar Pie Crust
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 Chantae (Utah) says:
I moved recently and couldn't find my family's cherished pie crust recipe! After some searching, this is the one! My mother and grandmother swore by this crust, and locally gave credit to a gal named Opal Kosmata. Don't let the vinegar turn you off to trying this crust, whatever it does in the recipe makes it perfect. In the past, when I have been low on shortening, I have substituted a little butter to make up the 1 1/4 c., and it came out just as great. Thank you for posting this crust recipe, it was a lifesaver!

 

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