Preparation time: 20 minutes

Chilling time: 1 hour

4 cups flour2 tablespoons sugar1 tablespoon salt1¾ cups shortening or lard1 egg1 tablespoon vinegar½ cup plus 2 tablespoons ice cold waterCombine the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening with a fork or pastry blender until the dough resembles cornmeal set aside.Whisk together the egg and vinegar in a small bowl whisk in the cold water. Add ½ cup of this mixture to the dough, blending together with a fork. Add remaining mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending with a fork until it comes together into a ball.Divide dough into 4 balls flatten into discs. Transfer each disk to a food storage bag refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling and placing into pie shell. Refrigerate or freeze remaining balls for later use you also can roll out the crusts, and freeze in the pie pans.Yield: 4 single crusts for 9-inch pies.

Nutrition information per serving (8 servings per crust): 164 calories, 63 percent of calories from fat, 11 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 7 mg cholesterol, 13 g carbohydrates, 2 g protein, 221 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.