Jane’s All-star 9″ Pie Crust

2 cups flour, sifted
2⁄3 cup plus 2 tbsp shortening
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp ice water

Step 1: Mix together flour and salt. Cut in 1⁄2 of the amount of shortening using a pastry blender. Blend until mixture looks like fine meal (sand).

Step 2: Cut in the remaining amount of shortening using a pastry blender. Blend until mixture looks like garden peas.

Step 3: Sprinkle dough with 4 tbsp ice water. Gather dough into a ball and roll out. DO NOT KNEAD! The less the dough is handled, the flakier the resulting crust. Bake at 450º for 4-6 minutes.