Family Recipe: Never Fail Flaky Pie Crust

Many years ago my Great Aunt Naomi gave me this recipe for her “Never Fail Flaky Pie Crust”.  It has been a great flaky pie crust recipe that is easy to make.  I have made this pie crust multiple recipes over the years for a variety of pies.  As the fall season approaches and we prepare to make delicious pies from fresh picked berries, apples and other great fruits this pie crust will come in handy.

Never Fail Flaky Pie Crust:

• 3 cups Flour
• 1 cup Shortening
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 Egg, well beaten
• 5 tablespoon Water
• 1 tablespoon Vinegar

Mix flour, shortening, salt with pastry blender.  Combine egg, water, and vinegar then combine with flour mixture.  Mold into 4 balls chill awhile then roll out for pie.  Balls will keep up to 2 weeks in refrigerator for additional pies.  Yields: 2 double pie crusts

If you want to just do enough for 1 complete pie crust (top and bottom) cut the recipe in half. 

Photo by Joe Beone