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Flaky Tender Pie Crust

This is the pie crust recipe – and the detailed pie crust techniques – that restored my pie crusts to the flaky, tender wonders that pie crusts should be. The recipe uses half butter (for flavor) and half shortening (for flakiness) and just enough water (for tenderness). If you've always wondered how to make good pie crust, or (like me) haven't been happy with your pie crusts' flakiness and especially their tenderness, this recipe is explained in detail, along with many hints and tips and photo illustrations, in How to Make Flaky Tender Pie Crust . COMPLIMENTS! "...the best pie crust I had ever made, hands down!" ~ Chris "... the most wonderful pie I have ever made. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart." ~ Julie My dad loves pie. My nephews love pie. Heavens, every man I know l-o-v-e-s pie. But my Uncle Marv? He's the reason I bake pie. Here's the story. I was only sixteen when I decided to cook Thanksgiving dinne