2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt ¾ cup shortening, chilled ¼ cup very cold water In a large bowl, cut shortening into dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly.  Using a fork, add the water in portions until a ball is formed.  Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Divide dough in half.  Roll each, about…

¾ cup flour ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup chopped walnuts Preheat the oven to 350°.  In a medium-size bowl, using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut butter into flour until particles are the size of peas.  Mix in walnuts.  Form dough in a ball.  Using fingers, press dough on bottom and up sides…

3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 ¼ cups shortening 1 egg, beaten 5 tablespoons cold water 1 tablespoon vinegar In a large bowl, mix flour and salt.  Using a pastry blender, 2 knives or fingertips, cut in shortening until well-blended.  In a 1-cup liquid measure, combine egg, water and vinegar.  Add all at once…

1 ¼ cups reduced-fat chocolate wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers) 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 egg white In a food processor, combine wafer crumbs, sugar and butter; pulse until blended.  Add egg white; pulse until moistened.  Press mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate.  Bake at…