Makes 1 Deep-dish Pie shell
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom.
What you’ll need
All-purpose flour
Sugar
Salt
Unsalted butter (Cold)
Vegetable Shortening (Cold)
Water (Cold)
Tools you’ll need
Rolling Pin
Food processor
9-inch round deep-dish pie pan
Preparation of pie crust
Step 1- Add 2 cups All-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (Cold) and 6 tablespoons shortening (Cold) into a food processor. Pulse for 3 minutes or until the butter and shortening is cut into flour. Transfer flour mixture into large bowl.
Step 2- Add 1/3 cup cold water. Stir with a spoon to combine the flour mixture and the water. Form mixture into a dough using your hands.
Step 3- Roll dough into a big ball, wrap with plastic wrap and place into fridge for 40 minutes.
Step 4- Lightly flour surface of table. Place dough on top of table. Press dough into a flattened circle with your hands.
Step 5- Add a small amount of flour on to dough and rolling pin. Roll dough into a 14-inch diameter circle.
Step 6- Add a small amount of flour on to dough. Place rolling pin at the edge of the circle of dough and proceed to roll dough on to rolling pin. Make sure you add flour on to the dough as you are rolling the dough on to the rolling pin. This will prevent the dough from sticking to the rolling pin or on to itself.
Step 7- Place rolling pin on to edge of pie pan and carefully unroll the dough from the rolling pin on to the pie pan.
Step 8- Raise the edge of the dough while slightly pressing dough inside the pie pan.
Step 9- Cut 2 inches off of ends of dough using kitchen scissors. Leave 1 1/2 inches of dough hanging from sides of pie pan.
Step 10- Roll and tuck dough under the edge of pie pan.
Step 11- Place index finger and middle finger on edge of pie shell. Push outward with your right index and middle fingers while pushing inward with your left index finger. Demonstration Picture is below.
Step 12- Place Pie Shell into Freezer for 1 hour. Once the pie shell is frozen, you can add any type of filling you like.
YouTube instructional video
