Crust

For some time now I have been making my crust wrong! I discovered my error when I was making chicken pot pie for my sister who had just had a baby. I had cut the recipe in half to just make enough crust for one pie and was accidentally using a quarter of the amount of Crisco. I don't know how I came up with the fraction that I did but no wonder I haven't been satisfied with my crust!

If you were looking forward to a recipe I hate to disappoint but I'm just not sure if I want to give it away. I will tell you the components, though, just not the measurements. How's that? I use a recipe given to me by my mother and it has:

flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, Crisco, egg, lemon juice, ice water.

This way, if you want, you can probably find a comparable recipe.

I will say also that I only mix with a fork after adding the liquid. Just until the dough pulls together and there isn't a dry pile of flower in the bottom of the bowl. Then I try to handle it as little as possible. I only roll it out once and if it it's uneven I just patch it or if it tears I just squeeze the tear back together. I flour often and make sure it doesn't stick to the counter. If it starts sticking I lift it and dust more flour underneath.