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In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt until evenly distributed.
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With clean hands, toss and crumble in the butter-flavored Crisco, until forming about pea-sized pellets. Do Not Overwork!
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Add 1 tablespoon of the ice water, and toss with a fork, moistening the flour mixture. Continue to add water, one tablespoon at a time, tossing after each addition, until all of the mixture is moistened.
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Using hands again, quickly press dough together until it just forms a ball. Do Not Overwork!
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Split into two balls and flatten into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap.
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Let set in fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes. (In a time crunch, you can skip this step and it still rolls out really well.)
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On a lightly floured surface, take the other ball, flatten slightly with hands, and roll out in a circular fashion, working from center to edge. (You may put a little flour on the rolling pin, if needed, to avoid sticking).
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Roll until you have a circle a couple inches bigger than your pan (about 12 inches diameter).
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Fold the pastry in half, and then in half again. Transfer to pie pan.
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Unfold your crust into pie pan.
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Take edges of pie crust and tuck the outside under slightly, or use kitchen shears to remove excess dough.
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Flute the edge as desired (I like making a sunflowery-type pattern by pushing my thumbs in and then pinching with my pointer fingers. I go completely around the pie from the outside pushing in, and then create the opposite outside points by going back around and pinching with my thumb, pointer, and middle finger).