Apple Pie
Crust
1¾ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar
½ teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces and chilled
3 tablespoons chilled lard or vegetable shortening, cut into 1-tablespoon pieces and chilled
¼ cup plus 1 to 2 tablespoons ice water
1 egg, lightly beaten
In a large bowl (or in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade), whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt for 10 seconds.
Drop the first 4 tablespoons of chilled butter on top of the flour mixture, and cut in with two sharp knives (or pulse in the food processor) just until the mixture looks like tiny crumbs. (In the food processor, this will take less than a minute.) Repeat with the rest of the butter and the
