Instructions: Preparation Time: 0:10
Combine flour and salt in a bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Sprinkle cold water (1 tablespoon at a time) evenly over surface; stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball; chill. To fit into pieplate, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Place in a pieplate; trim off excess pastry along edges. Fold edges under and flute. For baked pastry shell, prick bottom and sides of pastry generously with a fork.

Bake at 450 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield: pastry for one 8-inch, 9-inch, or 10-inch pie.

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