Desserts Pies Pie Crusts Pastry Crusts Best Pie Crust 4.8 (1,079) 794 Reviews 125 Photos This is the best pie crust recipe for making a homemade flaky, tender crust. I use this often as I am a pie baker. The trick to good pie crust is to be gentle and treat it very lightly. The proportions are nice in this pastry dough, with just the right ratio of flour to shortening to water. Everything incorporates perfectly and the dough is easy to roll out. This recipe doubles well and freezes nicely. Submitted by Jan Bittner Updated on September 27, 2024 Save Rate Print Share Add Photo 125 125 125 125 Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 1 pie crust Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings ½ cup vegetable shortening 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup cold water Directions Mix shortening, flour, and salt together with a fork or a pastry blender until very crumbly. Add as much water as needed to hold together, and mix lightly with a fork. Roll gently on a floured pastry cloth to about an inch larger than pie plate. Fold carefully in half, lift to pie plate, and unfold. Press into pan. For a single-crust pie, trim with a small knife to about 1/2 inch beyond rim. Fold up, and pinch so edge of pie is raised from rim. Cook’s Note For a two-crust pie, trim bottom crust to edge of rim, fill, and top with crust about 1/2 inch larger than rim. Tuck top crust under bottom along rim. Seal with floured fork. I Made It Print 1,440 home cooks made it! Nutrition Facts (per serving) 201 Calories 13g Fat 18g Carbs 2g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 8 Calories 201 % Daily Value * Total Fat 13g 17% Saturated Fat 5g 26% Cholesterol 7mg 2% Sodium 133mg 6% Total Carbohydrate 18g 7% Dietary Fiber 1g 2% Total Sugars 0g Protein 2g 5% Vitamin C 0mg 0% Calcium 4mg 0% Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 25mg 1% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.