The BEST Crust Recipe

Tried this crust for Thanksgiving and it is hands down the best. It turned out so flaky and fabulous!

Pie Crust: (this will make one crust; double the recipe if two crusts are needed)
1 cup plus 2 TBSP flour
½ tsp. salt (or slightly less)
1/3 cup oil
2 TBSP cold water



Place the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and stir together with a fork. Then drizzle the oil and water over the flour mixture. Take your fork and mix together just enough to roughly blend it together. Do NOT overmix! Overmixing will make a stiff crust that is not flaky.



Then take your CLEAN hand and mold the dough into a ball. Again do only as needed. Do not knead or mix the dough. There should still be small chunks of flour.



Place a piece of wax paper on the countertop and another piece of wax paper on top of the dough ball. Now roll out the dough between the paper into a circle with a rolling pin.



Place your dough into a pie plate and lift the edges so that if fills the inside of the plate. Take a knife and cut off the excess pie dough from around the edge of the dish. Now use your fingers and pinch in the top edge of the crust to make a fluted edge. I do this by using the index finger and thumb of my left hand held together on one side of the crust and push the crust against them with my left index finger.



From: theidearoom.blogspot.com