Tenderflake Lard Pie Crust Food

TENDERFLAKE PIE CRUSTS

Steps:

• Stir the flour and salt together.
• Cut in the lard with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the shortening is in pea size pieces.
• In a measuring cup, combine the egg and vinegar.
• Add enough cold water to make one cup.
• Stir the liquid into the flour mixture, adding just enough to make the dough cling together.
• Stir the water in with a wooden spoon until mixed thoroughly, then gather the dough into a ball, and separate into 6 portions.
• Cover and refrigerate for one hour, you can chill overnite, covered, providing you leave it at room temp for 15 mins before rolling.
• Lightly flour surface and roll into circles, then pat the dough into pie pans, following pie recipes. Be careful not to stretch the dough.
• This is also a good dough for tarts, but you will want to roll the dough a little thicker than you would for pies.

TENDERFLAKE® PIE PASTRY WITH VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Whisk flour and salt; cut in ice cold fat until it is pea sized or looks like slow cooking raw oats
• In a 1 cup liquid measure, combine vinegar and egg; add ice water to make 1 cup
• Gradually pour liquid around the edges of the mixture, mixing by hand, adding only enough for dough to cling together
• Form gently into a ball; divide into 6 equal portions on counter
• Wrap and label portions
• Refrigerate for 15-30 minutes if you are using right away, or
• Freeze for future use by placing wrapped pastry dough in container, tightly sealed
• When ready to use, roll out each portion on lightly floured surface; If pastry dough is sticking, chill for another hour or two
• Transfer rolled pastry dough to pie plate
• Trim and flute shells or crusts and bake according to your pie recipe

TENDERFLAKE PASTRY - LARD PACKAGE RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Step 1 - Mix together the flour and salt. Cut in lard with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse oatmeal.
• 2. Step 2 - In a 1 cup measure, combine the vinegar and egg. Add water to make the 1 cup measure full. Gradually stir liquid into the flour/lard. Add only enough liquid to make dough cling together. You will probably have some liquid left over. You can use your pastry blender or knives to mix the liquid in well.
• 3. Step 3 - Gather this into a ball and divide it into 4 portions. Be sure to cover whatever you are not using at the moment with saran wrap to keep from drying out. Roll out each portion as you need it on a lightly floured surface or in between 2 pieces of waxed paper. *NOTE* for pie shell you obviously just roll out one shell at a time. Make it bigger than the pie plate so there is plenty to edge the pan with. If you are making tarts, I use the lid of a one lb margarine tub to use as a cutter. Perfect size for muffin tins.
• 4. Step 4 - Once rolled out, transfer to a pie plate. The easiest way to do this is to roll the dough a bit on your rolling pin (to about the half way mark) then lift it on the pin, put the rolling pin at the halfway mark on the pie plate and unroll. Lifting it and depositing it this way makes for less opportunity for any crust to tear. (You can try to transfer it from the waxed paper, but it may prove more difficult.
• 5. Step 5 - Gently ease the pie dough into the shape of the pan. Make sure that the dough fits smoothly (without air bubbles) on the bottom and sides then trim off the excess.
• 6. Imperfections are easily fixed! Roll a small portion of excess dough out and cut a piece large enough to cover the needed area. Simply place the patch over the imperfection and smooth the dough into place. To keep extra dough if leftovers simply wrap it in saran wrap and it will keep for a couple of days in the fridge or you can freeze this dough! For a double crusted pie, don't flute the edges of the bottom crust. After filling pie with fruit, etc., make 2 or 3 small slices in the center of the 2nd rolled out pie crust then repeat step 4 with 2nd pie crust, trim excess crust, then flute edges of both crusts together.
• 7. Bake pie according to your recipe.
• 8. Note: For a pre-baked pie shell like for lemon meringue be sure to poke a fork all over the bottom shell then bake for about 10-15 minutes at 350°F. Watch so it doesn't get too well done. Poking the pastry will help keep it from rising in the bottom and getting air bubbles in it. This step is not necessary for pies that you fill and bake in one step, such as fruit pies. For strip top or criss-cross crusts, cut rolled out dough in strips and pattern over filling and crimp to edges

CLASSIC LARD TWO-CRUST PIE PASTRY

Steps:

• Whisk flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in the lard with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, blending gently with a fork or pastry blender until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the sides of the bowl. Divide the dough in half and shape flattened rounds. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

FLAKY FOOD PROCESSOR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Measure the flour into the processor with the regular blade attached. Add the unsalted butter, cut into cubes, and shortening, cut into cubes. (Your fat should be frozen or very cold. You may vary the proportions, or use some lard, but the total should be 9 tablespoons.) Add salt. Pulse three times with three counts per pulse to lightly mix the ingredients.
• With the motor running, pour ice water into the workbowl just until the dough just starts to get noticeably crumbly. Don't wait until it is a big clump or it will be way too wet and will turn out tough.
• Stop the machine, dump the crumbly dough into a bowl, and gather the dough into a ball with your hand. you can squeeze it a bit to make it stick together. If it just won't form a ball, add a tiny bit more water. (Note that if you are making crust in the food processor, you will use less water than most recipes call for.)
• Wrap your dough ball in wax paper or plastic wrap and chill it about 30 minutes in the refrigerator. Roll it out on a cool surface if you can. Then follow your pie recipe for baking.

MIRACLE FLAKY LARD PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Place a medium mixing bowl in the freezer to chill.
• Place the flour, salt and baking powder in a reclosable gallon-size freezer bag, and whisk them together.
• Using a melon baller, scoop 1/2-1 inch balls of the lard directly into the flour, shaking the bag occasinally to distribute and cover them with the flour.
• If the room is warm and the lard starts getting very soft, place the bag in the freezer for about 10 minutes before proceeding.
• It is is still firm but squishable once it's all been added, using a rolling pin, roll together the lard and flour until the lard is in thin flakes.
• Place the bag in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• Empty the flour mixture into the cold bowl, scraping the sides of the bag to release all of it.
• Set the bag aside.
• Sprinkle on the ice water and vinegar, tossing gently with a rubber spatula to incorporate it evenly.
• Spoon the mixture back into the plastic bag (if using caul fat, which is softer, the dough will already hold together, so it's easier to empty it out onto a piece of plastic wrap and knead it lightly from the outside of the wrap).
• Holding both ends of the bag opening with your fingers, knead the mixture by alternately pressing it, from the outside of the bag, with the knuckles and heels of your hands until the mixture holds together in one piece and feels slightly stretchy when pulled.
• Sprinkle the dough on both sides with a little whole wheat flour, wrap it with plastic wrap, flatten into a disc, and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes, preferably overnight.
• STORES refrigerated up to 3 days; frozen, up to 3 months.
• NOTE: When rolling the dough, roll it directly on the counter or on plastic wrap.
• Sprinkle both sides of the dough and the counter or plastic wrap amply with whole wheat flour as needed to keep it from sticking.
• (The whole wheat flour will not toughen it and will give it extra crunch and a lovely, wheaty flavor.) POINTERS FOR SUCCESS: Pay particular attention to temperature, keeping the lard well-chilled.
• When mixing the lard flakes/flour mixture with the liquid, stir gently so as to maintain large flakes of lard.

THE BEST PIE CRUST RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk together flour and salt.
• Cut the lard into the flour with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the lard is pea sized lumps within the flour.
• In a 1 cup liquid measuring cup, combine the vinegar and beaten egg. Add enough ice water to bring it to one full cup of liquid.
• Gradually stir the liquid into the lard mixture, adding only enough liquid to make dough cling together.
• Gently gather the dough into a ball and divide into 6 equal portions.
• Wrap the portions and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes (if you are using right away) or freeze for future use.
• When you are ready to use and the dough has chilled for at least another 15 minutes, roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. If the dough is sticking, chill again for another hour or two. The dough must be cold to be flaky!
• Transfer the prepared dough to pie plate.
• Trim and flute shells or crusts and bake according to your pie recipe. Yield: 3 9-inch double crust pies or 6 pie shells.

TENDERFLAKE RECIPE FOR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Whisk together flour and salt.
• Cut in Tenderflake with pastry blender or 2 knives until the lard is pea sized within the flour.
• In a 1 cup measure combine the vinegar and egg. Add the ice water to make 1 cup.
• Gradually stir liquid into Tenderflake mixture, adding only enough liquid to make dough cling together.
• Gently gather the dough into a ball and divide into 6 equal portions.
• Wrap the portions and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes (if you are using right away) or freeze for future use.
• When you are ready to use and the dough has chilled for at least another 15 minutes, roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface. If the dough is sticking, chill again for another hour or two. The dough must be cold to be flaky!
• Transfer the prepared dough to pie plate.
• Trim and flute shells or crusts and bake according to your pie recipe. Yield: 3 9-inch double crust pies or 6 pie shells.