Flaky Vinegar Egg Pie Crust

Description: This goes back many years it is one of the better pie pastry recipes, the vinegar and the egg works magic to create a flakey easy to work with pastry! :)

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt (can use 1 teaspoon)
• 1 1/2 cups cold vegetable shortening or 1 1/2 cups lard
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 5 tablespoons very cold water

Steps:

1. In a bowl, mix together the salt and flour.
2. With a pastry blender, cut in cold shortening until the size of peas.
3. In a small cup, beat egg with a fork, add in the vinegar and water; whisk until well blended.
4. Add the water/egg mixture gradually to the flour mixture.
5. Shape into ball.
6. Refrigerate 1 or more hours.
7. Roll out dough, use for 2 (8" pie crust) OR 1 large deep dish pie crusts.