Windward Island Pie Crust

Ingredients

 * ¾ cup butter
 * 4 cups flour
 * ¾ cup sugar
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 1 egg
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 3 tbsp cold water

Directions

 * 1) Cream butter and sugar together.
 * 2) Beat egg well and add to butter mixture.
 * 3) Sift dry ingredients together.
 * 4) Stir the sifted ingredients into the butter and egg mixture, then knead the dough on a lightly floured surface.
 * 5) It should remain soft and spongy.
 * 6) If the dough seems heavy, sprinkle it lightly with water and knead it a second time.
 * 7) Pat the pastry into place, leaving a generous over-hang of dough around the rim of the pie pan.
 * 8) This is later folded over the filling to make a wide band of top crust around the edge of the pie.
 * 9) Place filling in the pastry shell, and brush the top crust with egg, well beaten.
 * 10) Cover the pie tightly with aluminum foil and place it in the pre-heated oven.
 * 11) Remove the foil fifteen minutes later, but continue baking the pie an additional half-hour, or until the crust is golden.