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 Rick's Basic Double Crust Pie Dough Recipe (Pate Brisee)

Makes two, 9-inch Crusts

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Pair this no-fail crust with The Ultimate Apple Pie. For old-fashioned flavor and a flaky texture, I use vegetable shortening with my apple pies. If no one is looking, I often substitute lard, which really makes a great crust. How to partially and fully blind-bake a crust.
bullet 2 cups all-purpose flour
bullet 2 tablespoons sugar
bullet 3/4 teaspoon salt
bullet 2/3 cup chilled vegetable shortening or unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, chilled
bullet 1/2 cup ice water, approximately

1. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with a few pea-sized pieces. 

2. Stir in enough of the ice water until the dough is completely moistened and begins to clump together. 

3. Gather up the dough and divide into two flat disks, in two-third and one-third portions, the larger for the bottom of the pie. Wrap each in waxed paper and chill for 1hour.

By Rick Rogers. He edited my cookbook, The Healthy Oven Baking Book

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