Best 5 Boiling Water Crust Ii Recipes

HOT WATER PIE CRUST I

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine shortening, salt, milk and boiling water. Whip with fork until smooth and creamy.
• Add 2 cups flour and stir with round-the-bowl strokes until all flour is incorporated.
• Makes crust for one double crust pie.

HOT WATER CRUST PASTRY

Steps:

• Place the butter and water in a medium-sized saucepan, and heat gently, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts, then bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the middle of the flour, and add the egg. Pour the hot liquid into the flour and stir with a wooden spoon to mix.
• Spread the mixture out on a large plate with the wooden spoon and cool, about 15 minutes. Then wrap in plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, or until firm. Use according to the recipe you are making.
• This is a simple pastry often used for meat pies. .

HOT-WATER PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together flour and salt and make a well in center. Cut butter and shortening into bits and put into well. Pour boiling water over fats in bowl, stirring fats and water with a fork until water is incorporated (some of fat will still be in lumps). With fork incorporate surrounding flour until fat is evenly distributed. On a floured surface divide dough into 4 portions. With heel of hand smear each portion once in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Form dough into 2 pieces, one slightly larger than the other, and flatten into disks. Chill disks, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour. Dough may be made 1 day ahead and chilled or 2 weeks ahead and frozen, wrapped well. Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.

BOILING WATER PIE DOUGH-VERY EASY!!

Steps:

• Put the shortening in a medium bowl and pour the boiling water over it.
• Whisk for about 1 minute,until smooth and creamy and about the consistency of sour cream.
• Add the flour and salt and stir with a fork until you have a ragged looking dough that barely holds together.
• Scrape onto a floured surface and push and pat into a round disk 3-4 inches across.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour.(This is a soft dough and is easier to roll out when it is chilled).
• Sprinkle your work surface and the top of the dough, generously with flour, and roll out the dough until it is about 1/8 inch thick and about 12 inches across.
• Transfer to a 9 inch pie pan, then trim and flute the edges.
• The pie shell is now ready to be filled or baked first and then filled, depending on the recipe.

BOILING WATER PASTRY

Steps:

• Place shortening in a heat-proof bowl. Pour in boiling water and whip mixture until creamy.
• Mix together salt and flour in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture. Stir until pastry stops sticking to sides of bowl. Refrigerate pastry before rolling out.