Grandma Tillie’s Pie Crust

Ingredients:

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 3/4 shortening, such as Crisco (not lard, butter or oil)
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 egg, cold
• 1/2 cup very cold water

Instructions:

1. Sift flour into a large bowl; add sugar and salt.

2. Using a pastry blender, or 2 butter knives, cut shortening into flour mixture until it resembles peas.

3. In a small bowl combine vinegar, egg and water.

4. Make a well in the middle of dry ingredients and pour wet ingredients into the middle and stir with a fork until just moistened, do not over-mix. Divide into 4 equal parts, shaping each into a round flat patty. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or put in ziptop bags and refrigerate, and use within a week.