Pie Dough for Single Crust

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose or whole-wheat flour
• 2 tsp. granulated sugar
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 tbsp. cold vegetable shortening
• 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
• 3-4 tbsp. ice water

Makes 1 (9-inch) crust

1. Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. With pastry blender or two knives used scissors-style, cut butter and shortening into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. With fork, stir in vinegar and water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough begins to form.
2. Press dough together and shape into disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight. (If refrigerating overnight, let stand at room temperature about 20 minutes before rolling out.)

Note: This recipe appears in the WW New Complete Cookbook. If you're thinking about making pie and you need a pie crust, this is the recipe for you. You can double this recipe by preparing as directed in step one but doubling the ingredients. Divide the dough in half and shape each piece of dough into a dish and wrap it in plastic wrap, refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to overnight. This pie dough is so good raw or cooked. One bite of this and you'll never buy processed dough at the grocery store.