Here are a couple of tricks when making a pie crust.
When making your regular pastry, substitute orange juice for the water.
Add 1 tbsp. of powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp. baking powder for each 2 cups of flour. Your pastry will brown nicer and taste better and the baking powder will insure you will have a flaky crust. Do not use the baking powder if you are making shells because they will have a tendency to get bubbly.
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