Ruth's Grandma's Pie Crust recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups shortening
3 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 egg
½ cup water

Nutrition Info

162.7 calories
carbohydrate: 13.1 g
cholesterol: 5.8 mg
fat: 11.5 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 1.8 g
saturatedFat: 2.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 148 mg
sugar: 1.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.

  2. In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

Recipe Yield

4 crusts

Recipe Note

This recipe is over 100 years old. My sister-in-law's grandmother said it was a no-fail recipe. It's the best I ever had.

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