This basic pie crust recipe can be used for anything from savory pot pies to miniature tart-sized pies. It's a simple recipe that always turns out well if instructions are followed carefully.
Ingredients
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 Tablespoon white vinegar
5 Tablespoons cold water
1 egg
Instructions
Mix together flour, salt and shortening. Mix with pastry blender until quite fine. The shortening will be separated into pea-sized, flour-covered bits.
Bead together vinegar, cold water and egg, and add to the flour mixture. Stir with a fork while adding. Do NOT over mix. Stir until flour is barely moistened and then gather the flour mixture into 3 balls.
Makes one single and one double crust. Use in any recipe calling for pie pastry and cook according to recipe instructions.
Recipe by Table for Fifty at https://tableforfifty.com/dutch-oven-jumbleberry-pie/