Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2
Drizzle 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together.
3
Gently gather dough particles together into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
4
Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake.
Pie filling
Ingredients
Amount
Measure
Ingredient
2/3
cup
Fat free evaporated milk
4
tablespoons
condensed milk, sweetened
2
large
eggs, whisked
2
cups
pumpkin, canned (1/2 large can)
1
teaspoon
ginger, ground
2
teaspoons
cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon
cloves, ground
Steps
Sequence
Step
1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2
Whisk the eggs until well beaten.
3
Heat the evaporated milk in the microwave until quite warm.
4
Combine the evaporated and sweetened evaporated milk with the pumpkin and egg and mix well while adding the spices.
5
Spoon into the pie pan on the crust and bake for 55 minutes or until well set.