I found this recipe on Allrecipes website. I never knew that making a pie crust was SO easy. I will never buy a pie crust again! Make sure you read my tips at the bottom to help you with your pie making. You will be able to prepare the crust in 5-10 minutes. Seriously, it's easy. Give it a try!
PS- I found that the shortening was easier to work with and it tasted great!
PS- I found that the shortening was easier to work with and it tasted great!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ¼ c. Flour
- ¼ t. Salt
- ½ c. Shortening, chilled (or 1 cube Butter)
- 3 T. Ice Water
DIRECTIONS:
- Combine flour and salt. Blend in shortening with a pastry cutter or mixer just until the dough forms small balls.
- Stir in the ICE water until the dough clumps together.
- Roll out dough and form edge.
- Place the crust in a lightly greased 9 inch pie dish. Pierce with fork and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
TIPS:
-Reserve ¼ cup of the dough for the edge of crust. Keep it in the fridge while you roll out the pie crust. Roll it out with your hands into “snakes” for the edge.
-Roll out the pie dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper. Be gentle with the dough because if you over work it- it wont be as flaky. If the dough is kinda mushy then put it in the fridge to cool.
-Grease the pie dish VERY lightly. If you put to much oil then the sides of the crusts will slide down when you bake it. Be sure to pierce it good with the fork to keep it from bubbling up.
Happy Pie Making! yum.
3 comments:
Wow, that looks like great pie crust! I just recently bought some non-hydrogenated shortening and have been wanting to use it so I can't wait to try this! Thanks for the tips :)
I know this is old. But thought I would post anyhow. My grandmother and her family built a restraunt establishment in Black Canyon City, AZ(Rock Springs). Dick Van Dyke and John Wayne were regulars in there. When my grandmother sold the place, she had to pass down her pie and crust recipies. They are WORLD FAMOUS, and I can say that even the copied recipe is no where near as scrummy as hers.
No problem Danila. I hope the tips were helpful!
Jami- That is pretty cool! I never knew. I'm not the best pie maker, but that is why I love this recipe because it is so easy to do and it tastes great too!
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