How to Make a Pie Crust Mix - Pie Crust Mix Recipe

How to Make a Pie Crust Mix

Ingredients

2 1/3 cups (480g) shortening
7 cups (875g) flour
1 tablespoon salt

How to make it

Steps

1 Sift flour with salt.

2 Cut in shortening using a pastry blender, two knives, or your fingertips until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal.

3 Store in a covered container in the refrigerator. 

Makes about 11 cups.

4 Single 8-inch pie crust:

 1 cup Pastry Mix and 2 tablespoons cold water. Sprinkle the cold water over the flour mixture, blending to form a stiff dough. Shape into a ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured board. Knead twice to blend well. Let stand 20 minutes. Roll out to fit pie pan.

5 Two 8-inch crust pie: 

Use 2 cups Pastry Mix and 3 to 5 tablespoons water. Follow above directions.