Recipe #10

Flaky Pie Dough

My recipe for Flaky Pie Dough 

Ingredients

10 oz  Pastry flour (all-purpose)

7 oz  Shortening, cut into small squares and chilled

1 tsp  Salt

3 oz  Water, ice cold

Procedure

1. Collect all equipment.

2. Collect and scale all ingredients.

3. Dissolve salt into cold water, set aside.

4. Place flour into a bowl. Add cold shortening. Use a pastry blender and cut-in fat until the mixture resembles peas.

5. Add salt water mixture to the flour/shortage (do not add ice cubes).

6. Mix very gently, until the water is absorbed by the flour. Do NOT overwork the dough.

7. Place the dough on plastic wrap. Press down until it resembles a saucer 1" thick. Cover completely with the plastic wrap.

8. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.

Rolling out/Baking Procedure

1. Dust a table lightly with flour.

2. Divide dough into a 12 oz portion and an 8 oz portion.

3. Roll dough to the size desired.

4. Place dough in the bottom of the pie pan.

5. Place filling inside pie dough.

6. Roll out remaining dough to cover pie filling. Place over pie. Cut any loose dough from edge.

7. Crimp edges of dough together. Make a slit in the top of the pie to vent.

8. Put pie onto a cookie sheet lined with foil (to make for easy clean-up).

9. Place in oven and bake at temperature 375 degrees. Garnished as desired.