learn how to make a quick flaky tenderflake pie crust. Great for sweet and savory pie recipes.
This vintage pie crust has been around since grandma was a girl. Tenderflake is a brand name for lard. Any lard will work for this recipe. I have also substituted with shortening. This recipe has the nicest flakiest crust. You will be hearing a lot of compliments if you make a pie using this vintage pie dough recipe. I first saw this recipe printed on the back of the box of Tenderflake lard many years ago and gave it a try. To my surprise the dough recipe was much easier to work with then other recipes I had. This will make 3 double crust pies. If you have more then you need, you can freeze it for later use.
pie crust
This no fail pie crust makes 3 pies.
Equipment
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound lard
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- icewater
Instructions
- 1. Mix together flour and salt.
- Cut in Tenderflake with pastry blender or 2 knives until the lard is pea sized within the flour.
- In a 1 cup measure combine the vinegar and egg. Add the ice water to make 1 cup.
- Gradually stir liquid into Tenderflake mixture, adding only enough liquid to make dough cling together.
- Gently gather the dough into a ball and divide into 6 equal portions.
- Wrap the portions and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes (if you are using right away) or freeze for future use.
- When you are ready to use and the dough has chilled for at least another 15 minutes, roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. If the dough is sticking, chill again for another hour or two. The dough must be cold to be flaky!
- Transfer the prepared dough to pie plate. To transfer dough loosely wrap it around the rolling pin, then unwrap over the pie plate.
- Trim and flute shells or crusts and bake according to your pie recipe. Yield: 3 9-inch double crust pies or 6 pie shells.
