Make Ahead Pie Crust

Well this recipe comes from my Mom and she got the recipe from a gal at church, so it has traveled a long way.  Basically you mix the flour and shortening together and keep it in the fridge until you need to make a pie.  When you need to make a pie you just take out a cup and add some water until it is the right consistency.  I would definitely recommend looking at a cookbook for details of how to properly roll out a pie crust because I do a pretty crumby job, but they still taste delicious.  It makes about 8 pies.  Enjoy

Make Ahead Pie Crust
6 cups of Flour
2 teaspoons of Salt
4 teaspoons of Sugar
2 cups of shortening (crisco, butter, lard, etc.)
Water

Mix ingredients together using pastry blender until well mixed.  Store in fridge until needed.
To make 9 inch crust use 1.5 cups of mix for a single layer crust and 2.5 cups for double crust.  Add water until just moist and roll out.  Bake for 12 minutes for a plain crust.  If making for fruit pie don't bake ahead of time.

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