Mom’s Pumpkin Pie
My mom, whether she admits to it or not, is an expert pie maker. She makes every type of pie imaginable, but on 
Thanksgiving, she always makes a pumpkin pie. Since I was making other desserts, I told her I would try my hand at making the pumpkin pie this year.
First was the pie crust. She uses a recipe titled Never Fail Pie Crust for all of her pie crust, which I hoped to be true because I have never been very good at rolling dough out. To make the crust, I combined flour and salt in a bowl and then worked in shortening with my fingers until it looked like coarse crumbs. After that, I added enough cold water to get the dough to hold together. Since I cut the recipe in half, I added 3 tablespoons of water. >> Read more
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