Egg Pastry Pie Crust Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Wallace Tupper   Egg Pastry Pie Crust Recipe makes a delicious pie crust using flour, sugar, salt, butter, vinegar, egg yolk and ice water. Food Category:    Pies and Pastries Cuisine Origin:    Southern    Servings:1 Calories per Serving:1491 Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   14 Minutes Cook Time:   1 Hour Total Time:   1 Hour 14 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup each unsalted butter and vegetable shortening, combined and chilled
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water

DIRECTIONS

• Place flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Cut cold butter/shortening mixture into pieces and add to flour. Cut into flour with fingertips, a pastry blender, 2 knives, or paddle attachment on electric mixer until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Mix vinegar and egg yolk with smaller amount of ice water in a small bowl. Sprinkle liquid mixture over flour and toss with a fork to moisten dough evenly. Use as few strokes as possible and the minimum amount of water needed to moisten ingredients enough to gather dough into a ball. Add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if dough is too dry.
• Gently press dough into a ball; flatten ball with side of hand. (For a double crust, divide dough into two portions and form two balls.) Wrap dough with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Will keep for 2 to 3 days in refrigerator or 1 month in freezer.

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