I've only ever used shortening in my pie crust.
Pie Pastry
500g all-purpose or pastry flour, pref the later
250g vegetable shortening
200ml ice cold water (which I sometimes substitute with apple cider for apple pie)
1 pinch of salt
2 tbsp brown sugar
Cut the shortening into the flour leaving behind a few large chunks of shortening (when the dough forms, you should see some marbling through the dough). Dissolve the salt and sugar into the water with a splash of lemon juice. Add the liquid to the flour and fat and form the dough. Don't kneed it too much, just enough to bring everything together and allow to rest covered in the fridge for 1hour. |