Margarine Pastry - Single Crust
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INGREDIENTS

1-¼ cups unsifted flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ cup margarine
2 tablespoons cold water

Mix flour and salt in bowl. Cut in margarine with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is well mixed and fine crumbs form. (DO NOT BE AFRAID OF OVERMIXING). Sprinkle water over mixture while tossing to blend well. Press dough firmly into ball with hands. (If mixture seems crumbly, work with hands until it will hold together).

Flatten out dough slightly and roll out to 12-inch circle on lightly floured surface. Fit loosely into 9-inch pie pan. Trim ½-inch beyond rim of pan, if necessary. Flute edge. If shell is to be baked before filling, prick thoroughly and bake in 450 degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. If shell and filling are to be baked together, do not prick shell; bake pie according to filling used.