Grandma Twiggs' Pastry Crust Favorite

 This is such a good pie crust. I also used it for pot pie- sooooo good.

3 cups flour

1 cup butter

1 tsp. salt

1 Tbsp. vinegar(I use apple cider vinegar)

5-6 Tbsp. ice cold water

Cut shortening into flour and salt until it resembles the size of peas. Mix vinegar with ice water. Sprinkle ice water into flour mixture 1 Tbsp. at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans side of bowl. add additional water if necessary. Divide dough into 3 parts. Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on floured cloth covered board(I place it on plastic wrap and then flour the top and it works great). Roll out 2 inches larger than pie pan. For baked pie shell prick all sides with a fork.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.