Aunt Jennies Pie Crust With Oil Food

OIL PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt together. Pour milk and oil into one measuring cup, do not stir, and add all at once to flour. Stir until mixed, and shape into 2 flat balls. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or more.
• Roll out on lightly floured surface.

AUNT JENNIE'S PIE CRUST (WITH OIL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Mix together oil and milk.
• Mix dry ingredients, whisk to combine.
• Mix all ingredients well to form a soft dough.
• Dampen table and put a strip of wax paper over the damp area.
• Take 1/2 of dough and place another piece of waxed paper over the dough.
• Roll to desired size and place in pie plate. Roll the second crust.
• Add desired fruit filling, canned or fresh.
• Top with second pie crust. Brush lightly with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
• Make a few small slits with a knife. Trim off excess dough. cover with foil to prevent burning.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 425°, remove foil.
• Reduce oven temperature to 400° and bake 20 minutes longer, until crust is golden brown.

AUNT NANCY'S FLAKY PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Cut shortening into flour with a pastry blender or with two butter knives until it resembles a coarse meal.
• Add cold water gradually and mix until the flour/shortening comes together to form a ball that holds its shape and is not sticky. If necessary, add more water or flour.
• Divide ball in two, and roll each separately into a circle large enough to fit your pie pan.
• For a double crust filled pie, place one shell into pie pan. Add pie filling and top with other crust. Bake as directed on pie filling recipe.
• For 2 single crust pies, place each shell into 2 pie pans, add filling and bake as directed on pie filling recipe.
• For 2 single crust pre-baked shells, place each shell into a pie pan and bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool before filling.

AUNTIE IRENE'S FOOLPROOF PIE CRUST (LARGE BATCH)

Steps:

• Cut flour, salt, sugar and half of Crisco together until crumbly, then cut remainder of Crisco in until size of peas; set aside.
• Put vinegar in a 2 quart liquid measuring cup.
• Fill to 2 1/2 cup mark with cold water.
• Add eggs and beat with fork.
• Drizzle over dry ingredients; stir with fork.
• Turn onto lightly floured board and knead approximately 5 times, until no longer "sticky".
• Divide by 1/2-3/4 cup measure.
• Roll out on a lightly floured surface, using as little flour as possible and handling as little as possible.
• Bake empty shells at 400°F for 10-12 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Cooking pies on the bottom rack of the oven will help prevent over browning of the top and soggy crusts on the bottom.
• This dough freezes extremely well; simply flatten divided dough into a disk and put into a Ziploc bag, removing all air; thaw in fridge and roll out as directed.

MOM'S OIL CRUST PIE SHELL

Steps:

• Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the oil and water (and milk, if using 2 Tbsp water and 2 Tbsp milk).
• Pour liquid mixture all at once into the sifted mixture, and then - with your hands - press the dough into a smooth ball. Be careful not to overwork the dough or it can become tough; it will be somewhat crumbly and soft.
• To use, press the dough into the pie shell and shape the edges into flutes with your fingers. If there are thin spots, the dough is soft enough to easily to press extra into them with no worries.
• Note: use any left over pieces of dough by baking them into little snack crackers. This dough freezes and thaws really well!