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Fill a drinking glass with water and stick a few ice cubes in it while you grate the frozen butter.
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Place butter in the freezer until youre ready to use it.
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Whisk together the flour and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
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Take the ice water and measure out 1/4 cup into a 1-cup measuring cup.
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Crack the egg into the measured ice water and beat with a fork.
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Grab the grated butter from the freezer and dump it into the dry ingredients.
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Using your fingers, break up the butter if it clumps together to thoroughly combine everything.
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Pour in the egg-water mixture and stir with a hefty spoon.
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Add a tablespoon or two of water if it seems dry.
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Gather all the dough into one lump.
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Divide it in half.
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If youre not using both crusts, wrap one half in plastic wrap, place it in a freezer bag and freeze it.
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Or put it in the fridge if you plan on using it within a couple of days.
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Using a wet washrag or your wet hands, moisten the countertop and place a piece of wax paper over top.
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It shouldnt slide anywhere.
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Sprinkle flour over the wax paper and place your dough ball in the center, flattening it like a disk.
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Start rolling it out, working from the center to the outsides.
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Turn your pie plate upside down on the dough and cut the dough with a sharp knife about an inch larger than the pie plate.
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Remove the dough from the wax paper by rolling the dough up onto the rolling pin while peeling away the paper underneath.
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Gently lift the dough up and over to the pie plate, centering it as you unroll it from the rolling pin.
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Press the dough into the pie plate, but dont stretch it.
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(Itll shrink when it bakes.)
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Fold the ragged edges of the pie crust under the side of the plate.
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If you want, you can flute the edges.
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If youre making an apple pie or something where the crust isnt pre-baked, its ready to use.
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If youre baking the crust by itself, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and poke a lot of holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork to keep it from bubbling up.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just barely start to turn brown.
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(Dont let the raw dough sit out for too long before you bake it.
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Stick it in the fridge if you need to wait for the oven to heat up.)
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Makes TWO pie crusts.
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Note: You can find whole wheat pastry flour in the bulk section or in the baking section of well-stocked grocery stores.
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Or online.
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You can buy anything online.
