My Moms Original Pie Crust Food

MOM'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer. Cut butter into tablespoon pieces; add it to the flour and butter. Use the paddle beater to cut the butter and flour together. Alternatively, this can be done by hand with a pastry blender.
• With the mixer on low speed , or while stirring the mixture with a fork, pour in the cold water. When the dough starts to clump, and before it turns into a ball, stop stirring.
• Lightly knead dough in the bowl until it forms a ball. Divide dough into two parts. Flatten each part into a disk, and chill for about 30 minutes before rolling.

MOM'S CREAM CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• For the graham cracker crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, confectioners' sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Press into a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool completely before filling. Leave the oven on.
• For the cream cheese filling: Put the cream cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth. Pour the filling into the cooled crust and bake until set, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before topping; leave the oven on.
• For the sour cream topping: Combine the sour cream, granulated sugar and vanilla in a small bowl and mix until smooth. Spread onto the pie and bake 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. Slice and serve.

NO FAIL PIE CRUST I

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Mix egg, water, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour into flour all at once and blend with a fork until dough forms into a ball. Divide into 3 equal-sized rounds.
• Wrap with plastic and chill in a refrigerator until ready to prepare.

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.

MOM'S PAT-A-PIE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar and salt into a bowl.
• Whip oil and milk together.
• Pour over flour mixture and mix with a fork.
• Pat 2/3 of the dough into a pie plate.
• Use filling of your choice.
• Crumble rest of dough on top.
• Bake as for any pie.

MOM'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• If you need a pre-cooked pie crust, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk flour and salt in mixing bowl.
• Cut in shortening until the mixture resembles peas, using either a fork or an old-fashioned pastry tool.
• Add most of the water, sprinkling it around. Mix with a fork, adding remaining water if needed. Be careful not to overwork dough after adding water.
• Gently form into a ball with your hands, then into a disk shape. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour on dough board, rolling pin and your hands.
• Gently roll out dough, turning in 1/8th turns at first and concentrating on inside of circle rather than outside.
• Flip dough once, before it gets too thin. Before flipping, sprinkle flour on it.
• When finished rolling, fold in half and transfer to pie plate.
• Trim dough 1/2" outside of pie plate and turn under. Crimp with your fingers.
• If you need a pre-cooked pie crust, prick the bottom of the pan with a fork a few times, then cook for about 12-15 minutes.
• If needed, you can gently press the bottom of the crust down about half way through cooking.

MY MOM'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt.
• Cut shortening into flour mixture.
• In small bowl, stir together egg, vinegar, and ice water.
• Combine egg and flour mixtures, a little at a time.
• When dough forms, separate into two balls.
• Wrap balls in wax paper or plastic wrap.
• Chill for 1 hour.
• Roll out on floured pastry cloth.
• Turn onto lightly-greased pie plate.
• Trim to a 1-inch overhang.
• Flute edges.

GRANDMA'S SECRET PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In large bowl mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening with two butter knifes.
• In separate bowl, mix together egg, vinegar, and water. Drizzle wet mixture into dry mixture, cutting it in.
• Roll out dough, and fit into two 9 inch pie pans.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 12 minutes.

MOM'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine flour and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer. Cut butter into tablespoon pieces; add it to the flour and butter. Use the paddle beater to cut the butter and flour together. Alternatively, this can be done by hand with a pastry blender.
• With the mixer on low speed , or while stirring the mixture with a fork, pour in the cold water. When the dough starts to clump, and before it turns into a ball, stop stirring.
• Lightly knead dough in the bowl until it forms a ball. Divide dough into two parts. Flatten each part into a disk, and chill for about 30 minutes before rolling.