On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:54:08 -0800 (PST), Goro >
wrote:

>Everytime i make a pie crust, i get a bit of shrinkage. It shrinks
>maybe 1/4 to 1/2 an inch and i'm not sure how to fix it. It's never
>posed a real problem, but it is a bit annoying.
>
>i use a pretty normal crust recipe, i think, using some shortening and
>them the rest butter.
>
>So any suggestions on how to keep the crust from shrinking?

Let the dough rest for a few minutes before you roll it out... then
when it's laid in the pie dish, let it rest there and get it's
shrinking largely over with before you trim off the edges. Dough
shrinks because of the gluten in the flour...