I made pie crust dough this afternoon and it was actually really easy to make. I haven't got around to rolling it yet, but so far so good.
Today was my first attempt at making my own pie crust. I don't know the merits of the different fats that could be used for crust, but I had vegetable shortening on hand so I went with that. I also used the recipe on the side of the shortening box because I am not fussy.
Mix 2.5 cups of flour with 1 tsp of salt. Add 1 cup of cold vegetable shortening, cut into cubes. Mix with a pastry blender.
Mix until the dough looks like pea sized pebbles. Add 3-6 tbs of ice cold water and mix until the dough forms a ball, but is not sticky. I used 5 tbs to achieve this.
Shape balls into discs and store in fridge for 1 hour or more for ease of rolling.
I might make my pie later today or early tomorrow. Can't wait to show you how it turns out!
Today was my first attempt at making my own pie crust. I don't know the merits of the different fats that could be used for crust, but I had vegetable shortening on hand so I went with that. I also used the recipe on the side of the shortening box because I am not fussy.
Mix 2.5 cups of flour with 1 tsp of salt. Add 1 cup of cold vegetable shortening, cut into cubes. Mix with a pastry blender.
Mix until the dough looks like pea sized pebbles. Add 3-6 tbs of ice cold water and mix until the dough forms a ball, but is not sticky. I used 5 tbs to achieve this.
Shape balls into discs and store in fridge for 1 hour or more for ease of rolling.
I might make my pie later today or early tomorrow. Can't wait to show you how it turns out!
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Ya it is pretty fun actually. Kinda freeing to just start over again. I will try again soon.
DeleteMaking crusts are fun. Often I ground almonds for crust.
DeleteThat sounds good too!
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