In a bowl, mix flour and salt together with a fork. With a pastry
blender,
cut in the shortening
until it is the size of split peas. Mix lightly with a fork as you add
the
water to the pastry. Press
together with a fork. Press dough into a ball. Divide dough half. Add a
little
flour to the dough
if it is too sticky. Press dough down in between waxed paper until it
forms
a round shape. Use
a rolling pin and roll out the crust. Continue in the same manner with
the
next crust. Make sure
it fits the pie plate and fold it in half. Transfer it to the pie plate
and
then unfold it. With a table
knife or kitchen scissors, trim the edges of the crust along the edges
of
the pie plate. Place pie
filling inside the pie crust and bake according to recipe directions.
Makes
2 crusts.
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