No Fail Pie Crust

This recipe was handed down to me from my mother, which she got from one of her best friends.. If you think you can't make a pie crust, Think again. This is a no fail recipe anyone can do it.



This will make a double crust

2 cups of all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup of shortening
1/3 cup milk
1 tbl. lemon juice


Place the lemon juice into the milk and set it aside.Don't worry if it looks like it's starting to curdle that's what you want. Sift together the flour and salt into a medium size mixing bowl, cut in the shortening with pastry blender or fork until it resembles course crumbs and then add the milk mixture. Mix the dough until it comes away from the sides of the bowl. Divide the dough in half, with a floured rolling pin on a well floured board/ counter top. Roll the dough to about 1/8" thick into a circle big enough to go into a 9" pie plate. placing the dough in the pie plate making sure the dough comes up the sides, now you're ready to put your favorite filling in, you can use canned fillings or a filling of your own. now put the top crust on and crimp the edges with a fork or you can get real fancy and flute the edges with your fingers. now you need to put slits in the top be creative, make a design or just a few slits will work this lets the steam escape. Bake your pie according to the directions on the pie filling. If your making a lemon pie or any other type of pudding pie you'll want to bake the single crust first. After you place the crust into the pie plate prick the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork. Bake a single crust at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes cool first then fill with the pudding mixture.