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3# can of Crisco (regular, not butter-flavored)
1 5# bag of flour (set aside 1 cup)
2/3 cup sugar
4 t. salt
pinch of baking powder
2 cups cold, cold water

Mix dry ingredients together. Drop shortening into dry mixture by large spoonfuls. Mix with hands until it's all pea-sized. Add the water, mix very little. You want to see shortening streaks in your crusts. Form into 8 to 10 oz balls. Freeze them individually. I think it makes 13-15 pie crusts.

Thaw and roll out for the best pie crust you've ever had.

Holly's Note:
My sister received this recipe from a friend who owned a bakery. It doesn't work if you try and halve it or anything like that, but the pie crusts freeze really well. The 1 cup of flour that you set aside would be used to roll out all your pie crusts if you were making pies in bulk.

I use these for my Dutch Apple Pie and Quiche recipes.