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Old Fashioned Lard Pie Crust
Ingredients
1 ⅓
cups
160 g all-purpose flour
¼
cup
30 g whole wheat flour (optional, for added nuttiness & structure)
½
tsp
fine sea salt
9
tbsp
95 g cold lard, cubed
8-11
tbsp
ice water
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flours and salt.
Cut in the lard using a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized bits.
Sprinkle in ice water, one tablespoon at a time, stirring gently until the dough just comes together.
Shape into a ball, flatten into a disk, wrap in parchment, and chill for 30 minutes.
Roll out on a lightly floured surface and fit into your pie plate.
For a double crust pie, repeat the recipe.
Notes
Tip:
Add ice water gradually, starting with 8 tbsp, until the dough just comes together.