Dump the flour, sugar, and salt in a meals processor and course of till mixed, about 5 seconds.
Toss within the shortening, scattering it evenly over the flour combination, and pulse till the combination resembles coarse cornmeal, about 10 seconds.
Toss within the butter, once more scattering it evenly, and pulse till the combination resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 pulses. Dump right into a bowl.
Sprinkle 3 tablespoons ice water over the flour combination. Attain for a rubber spatula and stir till the dough sticks collectively if you press it. If the dough would not come collectively, add the remaining 1 tablespoon water.
Flip the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap, type it right into a 4-inch disk, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. (You’ll be able to refrigerate the dough for as much as 2 days or freeze it for as much as 1 month. If frozen, let the dough thaw fully on the counter earlier than rolling it.)
Take away the dough from the fridge and let it heat up and soften barely, about 10 minutes. On a flippantly floured work floor, roll the dough right into a 12-inch circle.
Loosely roll the dough round your rolling pin so the pin helps the dough, maintain the dough over a 9-inch pie plate, and gently unroll the dough onto the plate, letting the surplus dough dangle over the sting. Ease the dough in place within the pie plate by gently lifting the sting of the dough with one hand whereas urgent it in opposition to the underside and sides of the pie plate together with your different hand.
Alter the oven rack to the decrease center place and warmth the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Line the chilled pastry within the pie plate with two 12-inch squares of parchment paper or a double layer of aluminum foil, overlaying the sides to stop burning. Fill the pie plate with pie weights, dried beans, or raw rice.
Bake till flippantly golden across the edges, 18 to 25 minutes. Fastidiously take away the weights and parchment or foil, rotate the pie plate, and proceed to bake till the middle begins to look opaque and barely drier, 3 to six minutes. Let cool fully, no less than 1 hour.
