Pie Dough:
mix: 2 1/4 C. flour and 1 tes. salt
Cut in: 3/4 C. Crisco
Mix 5T. plus a few drops of ice water into 1/3 of the flour mixture. When mixed add to the remaining flour mixture, mixing only until a ball forms. Divide into two balls for the bottom and top crust. Flour board and roll into circles.
Berries:
4 cups berries (If using frozen berries which are very juicy, you may need to omit some of the juice.)
Combine and mix into the berries:
2/3 C. sugar 1/4 C. flour
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Fill shell with berry mixture
dot with butter
top with well pricked dough or lattice
Place a drip pan under the pie when placed in the oven.
Bake for 10 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Bake and additional 35-55 minutes or until golden brown.
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