Windward Island Pie Crust

Ingredients

 * 3/4 c. butter
 * 4 c. flour
 * 3/4 c. sugar
 * 1 tsp. baking powder
 * 1 egg
 * 1/4 tsp. salt
 * 3 Tbs. cold water

Directions

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