Homemade Vanilla Pie Crust Food

VANILLA CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar and butter; press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake until lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour and salt. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in vanilla. Pour into crust., In a small bowl, beat the egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Spread over hot filling, sealing edges to crust. Sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs. , Bake until golden brown, 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

VANILLA CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup melted butter in a bowl; press mixture into a 9-inch pie dish to form a crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until firm, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Whisk milk, 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, flour, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes, then add egg yolks while continuously stirring. Continue to cook and stir until thickened, about 1 minute more, and remove from heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter and vanilla extract. Allow vanilla mixture to cool for 10 minutes before pouring into prepared crust. Let pie come to room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the meringue will form sharp peaks. Spread meringue over vanilla pudding.
• Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate for about 3 hours before serving.

VANILLA CREAM PIE

Steps:

• in saucepan, combine sugar, flour, and salt; gradually stir in milk.
• Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture boils and thickens.
• Cook 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir small amount hot mixture into yolks.
• Return to hot mixture; cook 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Add butter and vanilla; cool to room temperature.
• Pour into baked pie shell----> Meringue: Beat 3 egg whites with cream of tartar and vanilla.
• Gradually add 6 Tbsp sugar till soft peaks form, spread atop pie.
• Bake in moderate oven 350°F 12 to 15 minutes.
• Variations of Vanilla Cream Pie-------------.
• Banana or Coconut or Butterscotch or Chocolate or Pineapple.
• Follow directions for vanilla cream pie substituting the following: for butterscotch pie substitute 1 cup brown sugar and use 3 Tbsp butter.
• For chocolate increase sugar to 1 cup and use approximately 4 tbsp cocoa.
• For banana layer three sliced bananas on crust and pour pie filling over.
• For pineapple, drain 1 8 oz can of crushed pineapple and stir into cream filling.
• You may also make this into a pudding by using 3 cups of milk instead of 2.

HOMEMADE VANILLA PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles pea-size crumbs. Add vanilla extract and ice water, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time, tossing dough with fork after each addition. Add just enough water so that dough comes together. Gather dough into a ball. Flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface from center to edges into a 14-inch (35-cm) circle, about 1/8-inch (3-mm) thick. For easier rolling without additional flour, place dough between 2 sheets of wax paper before rolling.
• Carefully place pie crust on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch (23-cm) deep dish pie pan. If using wax paper, carefully peel back 1 sheet of wax paper. Flip crust onto pie pan. Carefully peel off remaining wax paper. Gently press the pie crust onto bottom and up sides of pan. Trim pie crust so that it extends 1/2-inch (1-cm) beyond edge of pie pan. (Reserve any remaining dough to make pie crust decorations, if desired.) Fold under excess pie crust. Flute the edges of the pie crust or press with tines of a fork. Try with our Signature Pumpkin Pie.
• Test Kitchen Tip: To blind bake (pre-bake an empty crust) to use for a custard pie or an unbaked filling, cover crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dry beans (about 1 1/2 pounds/750g). The weights will hold parchment in place and keep the crust from puffing up or the sides from falling in while baking. Bake crust in preheated 375°F (190°C) oven 25 minutes. Remove weights and parchment; bake 5 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

VANILLA WAFER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Blend crumbs, butter and sugar thoroughly. Pour into 9" pie plate; press down firmly into bottom and sides with the bottom of a glass. Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 5 minutes. Cool completely before filling with softened ice cream, stiff custard or pudding, or other fully-cooked or no-cook-needed pie filling.

HOMEMADE VANILLA PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles pea-size crumbs. Add vanilla extract and ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing dough with fork after each addition. Add just enough water so that dough comes together. Gather dough into a ball. Flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface from center to edges into a 14-inch circle, about 1/8-inch thick. For easier rolling without additional flour, place dough between 2 sheets of wax paper before rolling.
• Carefully place pie crust on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch deep dish pie pan. If using wax paper, carefully peel back 1 sheet of wax paper. Flip crust onto pie pan. Carefully peel off remaining wax paper. Gently press the pie crust onto bottom and up sides of pan. Trim pie crust so that it extends 1/2-inch beyond edge of pie pan. (Reserve any remaining dough to make pie crust decorations, if desired.) Fold under excess pie crust. Flute the edges of the pie crust or press with tines of a fork. Try with our Signature Pumpkin Pie.
• Test Kitchen Tip: To blind bake crust (pre-bake an empty crust) to use for a custard pie or an unbaked filling, cover crust with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dry beans (about 1 1/2 pounds). The weights will hold the parchment in place and keep the crust from puffing up or the sides from falling in while baking. Bake crust in preheated 375°F oven 25 minutes. Remove weights and parchment; bake 5 minutes longer or until lightly browned.

VANILLA CRUMB PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Unroll pie crust and place in 9-inch pie plate; flute edges.
• In a large saucepan combine brown sugar, flour, corn syrup, cream of tarter, salt, vanilla, and eggs. Slowly stir in water and cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture boils and rises. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, mix crumb topping ingredients until crumbly.
• Poor cooled brown sugar mixture into crust to 3/4 full. (Ther may be some mixture left.) Use your fingers to sprinkle crumbs evenly on top.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden and set.

HOMEMADE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Put flour into a mixing bowl with the butter.
• Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour.
• Add salt and water.
• Mix until dough is formed.
• Roll out on flat surface.
• Bake at 375 degrees until brown.
• Prick crust prior to baking for non filled baked pies.

VANILLA WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs and butter or margarine together thoroughly. Press into 9 inch pie plate. Chill until set.

VANILLA WAFER-ALMOND PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
• Process cookies in food processor until finely ground.
• Combine crumbs, butter, salt, vanilla and almonds, stirring until crumbs are moistened.
• Press mixture evenly across 9-inch pie plate.
• Bake crust until crisp, about 7 minutes.
• Let cool completely before filling.
• Crust may also be wrapped tightly in plastic and frozen up to one month.