Colonel Sanders’ Hotwater Pie Crust

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 lbs pure lard
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 mix the dry ingredients.
• 2 barely melt the lard.
• 3 add the hot water to lard and then pour it into bowl with the dry ingredients.
• 4 mix with a spoon until all the flour is saturated, then when cool enough, work it by hand until thoroughly mixed, working in additional flour as needed.
• 5 roll dough on floured surface until 1/8-1/4 inch thick.
• 6 place into tin pie plate.
• 7 trim dough around edges.
• 8 flute edges.
• 9 pie shells may be frozen, sealed in a plastic bag until ready to use.
• 10 follow baking directions for your favorite pie recipes.