GMA Recipe: Emeril's Savory Pie Crust

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Emeril's Savory Pie Crust
From chef and author Emeril Lagasse
January 18, 2007

A basic, all-purpose pie crust for everything from fancy desserts to a heary main dish from Emeril Lagasse, on Good Morning America.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

2 tablespoons solid vegetable shortening

3 tablespoons ice water

Directions

Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Using your fingertips, work the butter and shortening into the flour until the mixture resembles small peas. Work the ice water into the mixture with your fingers until the dough just comes together; be careful not to overmix.

Form the dough into a disk, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling out.

Makes one 9- or 10-inch piecrust

Recipe copyright Emeril Lagasse adapted from "Emeril's Potluck", by Emeril Lagasse, William Morrow Publishers, New York, 2004

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