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How to Make Hot Water Pie Crust

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Hot Water Pie Crust: Add Flour

Hot Water Pastry Step 2

Hot Water Pie Crust Step 2

Linda Larsen
Add 2-1/4 cups flour and 1/2 tsp. salt all at once. Stir vigorously with your fork as the flour begins to be absorbed into the shortening and water mixture. Keep stirring; it will seem like the dough won't combine; just keep going. When the pie crust dough looks like the picture, you're about halfway there.

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