I want to know how to make the perfect pie crust! My nieces are coming over and I want to have a recipe ready for them when they come so that we can all do the crust together. By the way, there isn't any lard or shortening available here right now. I've got filling, but no crust yet! LOL, kinda funny, huh? And another question : At what temperature should I bake it? And, is it possible to bake pie in a microwave or an oven toaster? Thanks!
Oh, I DO have butter. I just don't have lard, Crisco or vegetable shortening....... And I don't have a food processor......

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Basic Pie Crust:

1 1/2 C All Purpose Flour, sifted

2 t Salt

1/3 C shortening + 1/3 C butter (or 2/3 cup of either is ok)

5-7 Tbs cold water

Sift together dry ingredients. With a pastry cutter or fork cut in 1/2 of the shortening/butter untill you get blobs the size of coarse cornmeal then cut in remainder of butter/shortening till the size of small peas.

add in water 1 Tbs at a time kneeding VERY gently to just bring the dough into a solid mass. Wrap in plastic and referigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Unwrap and roll with a rolling pin from center out untill the dough is proper width and thickness (about 1/8" thick) and lay into pie pan.

Now from here depends on what you are making. If you need to "Blind Bake" the crust you need to first "Dock" the crust.. that means prick it with a fork 60-70 times all around the base and sides. Second you need to lay over a sheet a foil and fill that with pie-weights or (what I use) dry beans. This prevents the crust from shrinking. Bake at 450* for 10-12 minutes or untill golden.

If you are making a pie that bakes the crust as the filling cooks then obviously omit the "Blind bake" and follow the recipe for the pie you are making.


Good Luck

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I'd try googling it. I know you have to use an oven to bake a pie. And I am pretty sure you need shortening. Maybe real butter would work? Don't know an exact recipe for crust, sorry.

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Here's another good one for you, very easy and very good

BEST EVER PIE CRUST

2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter flavor Crisco
2/3 c. milk

Sift together dry ingredients. Cream shortening with pastry blender. Add milk slowly. Mix with fork until mixture sticks together in a ball. Work with fingers very lightly. Divide dough in half. Roll out between two sheets of waxed paper

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