How to Make a Pie Crust Ahead of Time

Making pies can be a very time consuming project. If you can make part of it ahead of time, you can make it a lot easier on yourself. This recipe will can be made ahead of time and frozen or refrigerated.

Edit Ingredients

• 4 cups (500g) flour


• 1 tablespoon sugar


• 1 egg


• 1 tablespoon vinegar


• 2 teaspoons salt


• 1 3/4 cups (360g) Crisco


• 1/2 cup (120 ml) water

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1. Mix flour, salt and sugar together.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. Blend in the Crisco.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Mix together egg, water and vinegar.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Add to Crisco mixture.


5. Divide into 4 portions.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


6. Refrigerate 30 minutes before using.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • Freeze the dough if you want to preserve it for later. You may freeze balls of dough.
   
   
   • Don't refrigerate if freezing.
   
   
   
   


7. To thaw, take out of freezer for a couple of hours then roll out for pie.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


8. Finished.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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Edit Things You'll Need

• Bowl


• Plastic wrap

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• This recipe and many others can be found at Foodista.com, another Creative Commons site.

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