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Perfect Pie Crust

Pie Crust with crimped edges
Pie Crust with crimped edges

Perfect Pie Crust

A lard pie crust that's deliciously flaky. Click on linked ingredients to shop or browse all of our products. Our lard is available for shipping nationwide!
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Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups flour We use all purpose gluten-free flour, cup for cup
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 oz chilled leaf lard
  • 2 oz chilled butter cut into chunks
  • 4 tbsp ice water
  • whole milk & sugar optional

Instructions

  • Add flour, salt, lard and butter to bowl (make sure butter and lard are very cold but not frozen).  Combine with a pastry blender until coarse, pea sized crumbs form. 
  • Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time and mix using an electric mixer until the dough comes together and will form a ball. You could also pulse in a food processor.
  • Shape dough into a 1” thick round disc, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 400.  Generously flour work surface and place dough in the center and sprinkle the top with flour.  Roll into a 12” circle using a rolling pin.  If dough feels too hard allow it to sit at room temperature until workable.
  • Fold dough over rolling pin and lay out over a 9” deep dish or 10” shallow pie plate.  Press dough over bottoms and sides and trim edges using a sharp knife.  Flute the crust edges using 2 fingers to create a U or V shape or press fork tines along the edge to create decorative lines.
  • Prick bottom of pie crust with a fork to prevent bubbles.  *Optional* Brush pie shell with whole milk and sprinkle a light coating of sugar. 
  • For recipes requiring a fully baked crust bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown. 
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Laura Tidrick
Laura Tidrick

Laura is on a mission to raise the highest quality food possible for her own family and to offer that same quality to others.

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