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Pie Crust with Lard

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 1 crust

Equipment

  • 1 pie weights or beans

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cup flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup lard cold
  • 2-4 TBS cold water
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar mix with the water

Instructions
 

  • This makes a single crust. Double ingredients if you need a top and bottom. Mix the flour lard and salt by hand or in a stand mixer. Make sure the lard is cold. Once the mixture looks like pea-sized crumbs add the cold water mixed with vinegarShape the dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap, place in the fridge while the oven preheatsPreheat the oven to 425 degrees
    Lightly flour your work surface. Roll the dough out slightly larger than the pie plate. You can cut around it to make it perfectly sized. Press neatly into the pie plate. Fold the dough under all around the edge. Using your fingers or a fork, press the edges. Prick the bottom with a fork. Line the crust with parchment paper or foil.
    Fill the crust with beans or pie weights. This ensures the crust will not shrink up. Bake for 12 minutes with the weights, remove the paper or foil and the weights, and bake for 12 minutes more. You can brush the crust with an egg wash for the second 12 minutes if desired.
    Enjoy