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Southern Fellow Pie Crust

Prep Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple, cherry, dessert, flakey, pear, pie, pie dough, Southern Fellow
Servings: 12 pie dough

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs all purpose unbleached flour
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 3 lbs vegetable shortening room temp
  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • 3 cups cold water

Instructions

  • Sift the flour and salt together into a large bowl.
  • Add the vegetable shortening to the flour. Cut it in using a pastry knife or clean hands. When combined correctly the the flour should resemble small peas.  
  • In a jar with a lid or tupperware add the corn syrup and water. Shake until the the two are combined. 
  • Add the mixture to the flour. Using a spatula scrap from the side of the bowl inward to fold in the liquid to the flour.  Continue until the liquid is fully combined.
  • Using a scale weigh the dough. Divide the weight by 12 and make dough balls the equal that weight.

Notes

If you do not have a scale you can just eyeball 12 equal pieces.
This dough can be place in a freezer if wrapped properly for 3 months.