Graham Kerrs Basic Pie Crust Food

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• If you're starting out with full graham crackers, use a food processor or blender to grind them into fine crumbs. You can also place them in a zip-top bag and crush them into fine crumbs with a little arm muscle and a rolling pin.
• Stir the graham cracker crumbs and granulated sugar together in a medium bowl, and then stir in the melted butter. The mixture will be thick, coarse, and sandy. Try to smash/break up any large chunks.
• Pour the mixture into an ungreased 8-inch, 9-inch, or 10-inch pie dish, cake pan, springform pan, or square pan. With medium pressure using your hand, pat the crumbs down into the bottom and up the sides to make a compact crust. Do not pack down with heavy force because that makes the crust too hard. Simply pat down until the mixture is no longer crumby/crumbly. Tip: You can use a small flat-bottomed measuring cup to help press down the bottom crust and smooth out the surface, but do not pack down too hard. If making a pie, run a spoon around the bottom "corner" where the edge and bottom meet to help make a rounded crust⁠-this helps prevent the crust from falling apart when you cut slices.
• For a baked dessert, pre-bake this crust per your filling recipe's directions. I usually pre-bake for 10 minutes at 350°F (177°C). For a no-bake dessert, cool the crust completely before using, unless your filling's recipe instructs otherwise.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST I

Steps:

• Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter or margarine, and cinnamon until well blended . Press mixture into an 8 or 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7 minutes. Cool. If recipe calls for unbaked pie shell, just chill for about 1 hour.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Process the graham crackers and sugar in a food processor to a fine crumb. Add the melted butter and pulse until moist. Press the crumbs into a 9-inch pie plate and bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Let the crust cool completely on a wire rack before filling.

SUPER-EASY GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cracker crumbs, butter and sugar; press onto bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. Bake until crust is lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

GRAHAM KERR'S BASIC PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine flour, Splenda & salt. Pour in the oil & pulse until mixed. Cut the margaine or butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Pulse 10 times or until mixture is full of pea sized lumps.
• Pour in the vinegar and ice water. Pulse 10 more times or until dough begins to hold together. Remove dough from processor bowl & gather into 2 equal size balls, wrap separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
• **** To make by hand: Combine the flour, Splenda & salt and stir in the oil. Add the margarine or butter & mix with a pastry cutter or 2 knives until the size of small peas. Add the vinegar & ice water, mixing with a fork just until dough hold together. Divide in half, form into balls & refrigerate as above.

GRAHAM CRACKER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugars. Mix in honey. Stir in the flours, salt and cinnamon, and mix until just incorporated. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Divide dough equally and fill pie pans. Bake in preheated oven until just set.

GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and salt. Stir in the melted butter. (Mixture will look like wet sand.) Press into the bottom and up the sides of a standard (not deep-dish) 9-inch pie pan. Fill and bake according to your recipe. (If your recipe calls for a prebaked crust, bake for 6 to 9 minutes at 375 degrees until just lightly browned. Let cool completely on wire rack before filling.)