My Favorite Pie Dough

Pie has been one of my culinary challenges. I have tried many recipes, but "Rodman Pie" will always be Daddy's favorite. Here is the recipe I have stuck with after lots of searching for the perfect one. I make sure to use unbleached, properly sourced all-purpose flour, usually from King Arthur or Montana Milling. Either company doesn't need to be organic

because they do not use pesticides or GMO wheat as of this writing. I try to find grass-fed lard from Amazon. Some of my favorite memories are connected with pie because it was then that we were all in the kitchen making fun, singing and working together.

2 pies 1 pie

4 c. 2 c. flour

2 t. 1 t. salt

12 oz 6 oz lard

10-12 T 5-6 T ice water

Berry Cherry Filling

4-5 c berries 4 c or 1 qt

1.5 c. 1 c. sugar

3/4 t. 3/4 t. salt

4-5 T. 3 T. tapioca

Put in dry ingredients, mix. Add lard and gradually add in ice water mixing as little as possible to create a damp dough. Divide top and bottom crusts and make into a ball. Place in plastic wrap, twist, and flatten dough so that it is tight and compressed into a disk. Put in fridge for a few minutes before rolling out. Keep dough very cold until you pop it into a hot oven of 385 for 1 hour or until golden brown. Love you!