Aunt Ruths Pie Crust Food

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

AUNT RUTH'S FRIED PIES

Steps:

• 1. Mix all together a make into small balls. Then roll out into small circles. fill dough with fresh fruit,pie filling or any cream filling.
• 2. fold dough over like a turnover. and seal tight with a fork pressing edges tight.
• 3. deep fry pies at 375 degrees. When cool sprinkle with powdered sugar or make a glaze to drizzle over top. My mom says she bakes hers, and you can also pan fried at med heat.

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST ALLRECIPES.COM

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly. In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

AUNT RUTH'S RHUBARB TORTE

Steps:

• Combine sugar& cornstarch.
• Stir in rhubarb& water.
• Cook& stir over medium heat until thickened.
• Reduce heat, cook 2-3 minutes longer.
• Add food coloring.
• Spread on graham wafer crust and let cool.
• Fold marshmallows into whipped cream and spoon over rhubarb mixture.
• Prepare pudding according to package instructions and spread over all.
• Sprinkle with graham wafer crumbs.
• Chill (Best chilled overnight).

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.

RUTH'S APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place bottom crust in pie pan. Slice apples directly into pan. Sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place pats of butter on top of apples.
• Cover with top crust (cutting a few small slits - go as fancy as you want) and seal edges. Brush top crust with melted butter and lightly sprinkle with a cinnamon/sugar mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes until apple tender and crust is brown.

AUNT RUTH'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Sift flour, salt, powdered sugar. Blend in shortening. Mix egg, vinegar, and water and add to dry ingredients.

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.