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To ensure a tender crust, this recipe should not be doubled.
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Thoroughly freezing the lard or shortening will give you the flakiest crust.
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PLACE THE FLOUR AND SALT in the bowl of a food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times.
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Scatter the lard or shortening over the flour mixture.
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Sprinkle with the water and process about 5 seconds or until dough just begins to form.
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Shape into a ball, then flatten it slightly.
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Dust lightly with flour and place in the center of a 2-gallon-size plastic storage bag.
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It may be refrigerated at this point up to 40 minutes.
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With the storage bag open and the dough circle centered in the bag, roll the dough into a circle that almost touches the edges of the bag.
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Cut and discard the top sheet of the plastic bag so that the dough is lying on the bottom sheet.
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Flip onto the pie plate; peel the plastic off and discard.
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Cut the pastry so it hangs about an inch over the rim.
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Lightly press the overhanging pastry under (between the pastry and the pie tin).
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Pinch or crease the edges of the pastry in a zigzag or fluted pattern.
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This is not only decorative, 1 single-crust 8- to 10-inch pie shell.
