EASY PIE CRUST FROM PILLSBURY
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2 cups Pillsbury All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp. salt
2/3 cup shortening
5-6 tablespoons ice cold water

Whisk or sift together flour and salt until well mixed. Rub shortening into flour with fingertips or cut in using two knives or a pastry blender until mixture has lumps the size of small peas.

Fill a small glass with ice and water. Using a tablespoon measure, spoon out 1 tablespoon of ice water at a time, stirring quickly into the flour mixture, using only enough water (5 or 6 tablespoons) for the pastry to come together (mixture will be crumbly).

Divide into two portions, with the larger half being for the bottom of the pie crust. Shape each portion into a 1/2" thick disk shape. Smooth the edges. Wrap in plastic wrap and rest for 20 minutes.

Roll out on a lightly floured work surface to a size 1 1/2 inches larger than the pie pan. Fit into pan loosely.

Bake according to directions given in the pie recipe being used.

recipe reviews
Easy Pie Crust from Pillsbury Bake Off
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 Charlotte (Oklahoma) says:
First time to try this recipe. I did add sugar to the recipe as I like Sweet dough for pies. It was easy to assemble and was flaky.
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 Rprp2 (New York) says:
Crust tender and flaky, easy to make. But shortening flavor not good. Maybe a strongly flavored filling would overcome that. Butter is better, I think, and not much harder to make than this one. or at least part butter.
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 Cathy (Texas) says:
Love this recipe!
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 Sylvia Kelly (Oklahoma) says:
This was my mother's recipe. I learned it from her years ago and have used it exclusively for the last 40 years.
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 Patsy says:
I could never make a good crust til this recipe. Easy and very very good
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 Speedyeste (United States) says:
This recipe was simple and my crust came out so flaky when I made mine for an apple pie. My dad recipe was the same as this one but due to a brain cramp couldn't remember it
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 Bev (Michigan) says:
If using for chicken or beef pot pie try adding a little celery seed to the dough, it makes it even better.
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 Kim Bathrick (California) says:
Can I substitute Crisco for Imperial BlueBonnet?
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 Magda1ena (Arkansas) replies:
You -could- substitute margarine for shortening. Keep in mind that man margarines have a higher liquid content than shortening.
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 Mary (United States) says:
Very good recipe, if you have trouble rolling it out and getting it into the pie pan you can roll it out between two pieces of wax paper, remove the top piece of wax paper and pick it up by bottom piece, place it into the pie pan upside down,then slowly and carefully remove the bottom piece of wax paper... My grandmother taught me how....You do have to put a little flour on the top and bottom of paper before you roll it out to keep it from sticking so bad. I had to do it a couple of times but now its easy.
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 Marty (Arkansas) replies:
Mary, my crusts always crack or fall apart when I roll it out. Any ideas?
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 DanaTanSEO (Washington) says:
If you only need one crust like I did for a quiche, this recipe is very easy to cut in half. Just use 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup shortening and 1/2 Tsp salt and then 2-3 Tablespoons of ice cold water.
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 Rachel (Ohio) says:
I liked the crust but would suggest using less salt than 1 tsp. Mine turned out salty. Which doesn't work well with a fruit pie lol!! Very simple recipe though!!
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 Lizzie (New York) says:
This recipe is the best!!!! I really liked it.. I used it on apple pie, pumpkin, all that! Thanks again! God bless hun!:)
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 BETTYE CAMDEN (Tennessee) says:
I love this recipe, I's my GO TO recipe every time.
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 CAO (Virginia) says:
Exactly what I needed and what was described. Simple, versatile crust.
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 Emily Rose (Colorado) says:
That recipe was awsome!! It was my first time making home made crust and it came out just PERFECT! Thankyou so much for putting this recipe online for everyone who needs it! I hope that you have wonderful holidays! :D

 

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