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Place the flour, sugar, & salt in the pie pan and mix with your fingers until blended.
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In a measuring cup, combine the oil & milk and beat with a fork until creamy.
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Pour all at once over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork until the flour mixture is completely moistened.
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Pat the dough with your fingers, first up the side of the plate then across the bottom.
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Flute the edges.
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Shell is now ready to be filled.
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If you are preparing a shell to be filled later, or your recipe requires a pre-baked crust, pre-heat the oven to 425°F prick the surface of the pastry with a fork and bake 15 minutes, checking often, and pricking more if needed.
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For a 10 min shell, use 2c flour, 2t sugar, 1 t salt 2/3 cup oil and 3T milk.