Lydia's Pie Crust

2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups flour ⅔ cup butter 1 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons ice water - * see note

Mix dry ingredients.

Cut in half of the butter, then cut in the other half of the butter.

Add water one tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork.

Water should not be added to the outside of the dough, but should be mixed well, while combining.

To bake this crust, roll crust out, and place in pie-pan.

Poke crust genereously with a fork on the bottom and on the sides to avoid shrinkage.

Line the inside of pie-crust with a double thickness of foil, covering the entire crust, and wrapping down the outside of the pan approximately ½ to 1 inch.

Bake at 425 degrees for eight minutes.

Remove foil.

Bake for 5 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

• water: 5 to 7 tablespoons of ice-water depending on texture