Pie Crust

This is a family pie crust recipe and it is the BEST!!!!!

Makes 3 Single Pie Shells or 1 Double 1 Single
3 Cups Flour
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 Cup Shortening
2/3 C Milk with 1 Egg yolk

Makes 4 Single Pie Shells or 2 Single 1 Double or 2 Double
4 Cups Flour
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/3 tsp baking powder
1 1/3 Cup Shortening
3/4 Cup Milk with 1 Egg Yolk

Sift dry ingredients into bowl, and make a slight hole in the middle. Beat egg into milk, and pour into center of dry mixture. Mix with a fork, don't over mix or your crust won't be light and flaky. After its stuck together, roll out dough using flour.

For empty crusts (non cooked pies), poke holes in the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork.

Bake Single at 450 for 10-12 min.
Bake Double 10 min at 425 then 350 for 20 min.

Recipe courtesy of Aunt Verd, Joan Meibos, Ruth Lamb.