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Flaky Pie Crust
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Flaky Pie Crust

This recipe comes from Julia Child's "Baking with Julia". It makes a great flaky delicious pie crust. The only difference from the original recipe is that I " layer" the

Directions

  1. Use very cold ingredients and do not overwork them.
  2. Use the metal blade in the food processor.
  3. I put flour and salt into a large bowl and whisk to combine.
  4. I then put about a cup of flour into the processor and then layer some of the butter and shortening on top, then cover with flour and layer in more butter and shortening and continue this process until all ingredients are in the processor.
  5. Pulse a few times until the fats are cut in and the mixture resembles moist cornmeal.
  6. Add a little bit of the liquid and pulse a few times more.
  7. Then add a little more liquid and pulse a few more times , continue this process until the mixture has curds and lumps and sticks together when pressed between your fingers.
  8. Do not process until a ball forms.
  9. Turn the dough out and form into a ball and divide into 4 equal parts.
  10. Take any quarters not being used right away and wrap and bag tightly and freeze.
  11. Any pieces to be used right away wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least two hours or up to 5 days.