JOY OF COOKING PIE CRUST RECIPE - (3.9/5)
Provided by KathieC
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Chill your fat and water! This is essential. Cut your butter into small pieces and add to your measured flour and salt. Cut the butter in quickly and then cut in the shortening. Your mixture should resemble coarse meal. Bigger lumps of fat are just fine; aim for pea-sized at biggest. Slowly add the water and watch closely as you work it in with the edge of a spatula or continue pulsing. It should still look dry. Grab some with your hand and squeeze. Did it hold together? Then you have enough water. If it didn't, or you're not sure, add a little more and mix quickly. Test again. Divide the dough in half to make single crust amounts. Wrap up the dough up by placing a portion of it on a piece of plastic wrap. Using the wrap, instead of your hands, push the dough into a flat disk. Refrigerate this for an hour or more. Sometimes dough gets too hard in the refrigerator. If this happens to you, let it warm up a little (15 or 20 minutes) on the counter before you roll it out. Using a lightly floured board, begin by rolling from the middle of the disk up. Turn the dough one quarter and repeat. To avoid toughening of the pastry, always roll in one direction and turn the dough often. For berry pies or other pies that may leak, roll the crust a little thicker. Carefully fold the dough in half, pick it up and lay across the pie plate. Open up the dough and gently work it into the plate. If it tears or splits, just pinch it together again, or use scraps to repair any holes. Crimp the edges. Use the dough as called for in your recipe. Some call for an unbaked pie crust, and some call for a baked pie crust.
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Md Joot
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this pie crust recipe. It's the perfect addition to my recipe box.
Zahid Nazeer
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Zubenathi Ntlabati
[email protected]I love how easy this pie crust recipe is to make. I can always count on it to turn out perfect.
Shahnza Babe
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Ethio phrank
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Dikshya Chhetri
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[email protected]This is the best pie crust recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfect.
Sher Badar
[email protected]I've been using this pie crust recipe for years and it's never let me down. It's always flaky and delicious.
Matteo SWM
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OSAMA ALMAAITAH
[email protected]I'm so glad I found this pie crust recipe. It's the perfect addition to my recipe box.
Moatasim Moatasim
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Sara Hesham
[email protected]I love this pie crust recipe! It's so versatile and can be used for both sweet and savory pies.
Andrew Porter
[email protected]The best pie crust recipe I've ever used! It's so easy to make and always turns out perfect.
FRANK DREZ
[email protected]This pie crust recipe is easy to follow and produces a delicious, flaky crust.
travis gray
[email protected]I've tried many pie crust recipes, but this one is by far the best. The crust is always light and flaky, and it never fails me.
Shan Lashari
[email protected]This pie crust recipe is a keeper! The dough was easy to work with and rolled out perfectly. The crust baked up golden brown and flaky.