Pie Crust Recipe

3/4 c white flour
1/4 c whole wheat flour
1/3 c salted butter
2 1/2 T water

Mix flours, cut butter finely into flour with two knives or a food processor, then mix the water into the flour-butter mixture without crushing the flour and butter together. Makes a single 9" crust.

An alternative, for recipes that specify a crust but do not say what sort, is to simply knead a dough of flour and water with a little salt. The result is much tougher than a pastry crust, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The quantities for one 9" pie are:

3 c flour
about 1 1/4 c water
1/4 t salt