Preparation / Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425F degrees.
Mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Pulse just a couple of times. Add the butter and vegetable shortening. Add water and pulse a few more times. Gather into a ball. There should be bits of butter showing in the dough. Form into a ball, flatten it, and wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Roll pastry out on a floured surface and line an 8-inch pan. Prick bottom with tines of a fork. Cover with a piece of foil and weight with dried beans. Bake until set, about 5 minutes.
Remove foil and beans and continue baking until the pastry begins to turn golden, pricking any blisters which may form on the bottom of the crust, about 10 or more minutes. This should not completely bake, since it will have to be cooked again when the filling is added.
Makes 1 single 8-inch crust.
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