Aunt Millies Pie Crust Food

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.

MINNIE'S CHOCOLATE PIE FROM THE HELP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Mix everything together in one big bowl.
• You don't have to bake the crust first, prick the bottom of it.
• Pour filling into crust.
• Bake for about 50 minutes. Let the pie set for a long while once it comes out of the oven. I think this definitely tastes better room temperature.
• If you'd like, serve with a big scoop of ice-cream, some fruit, a little whipped cream, or straight out of the pie plate!

MILLIE'S AUGUST PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Fit piecrust into a 9 inch pie dish. Place fruit in pie crust and spread evenly.
• Combine half and half, egg, sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt in a small bowl and mix until well blended. Pour over fruit.
• Bake for approximately 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely before serving.

AUNT MILLIE'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Mix and roll out between sheets of waxed paper or saran. I added a teaspoon of gin (vodka I've read).

AUNT MILLIE'S MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mix all ingredients together in large bowl (It will seem VERY wet--This is ok).
• Spray baking pan with a little cooking spray.
• Place mixture in pan and shape into loaf.
• Bake at 375°F for 1 hour.

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.