Mom'S Flaky Pie Crust (Originally From Grandma Alice’S Craftiness)

  1. 1.tse pastry blender to blend all ingredients until it has a texture like fine beads or little grains, smaller than pea size
  2. 2.trepare an ice water mixture
  3. 3.tse 3 Tbsp. of ice water
  4. 4.tse hands to incorporate water. Clump together with palms manipulating dough as little as possible. It should basically be 1 ball, a few straggling crumbs are fine
  5. 5.tf the dough won't clump together easily add more water 1 tsp at a time. Be careful, if you add too much water there will be no way to save the dough
  6. Note-Do not work dough. It'll make the dough bake hard and cracker-like and will not be delicious. Just get it to be all 1 ball and leave it alone
  7. 6. On a large working surface, put down 1 sheet of waxed paper, put half the dough in the center of that sheet and press another sheet of waxed paper over that
  8. 7. Begin to roll dough between the waxed paper rolling from center to edge, flipping crust and waxed papers over together and roll on other side
  9. 8. If you get creases in your crust from the waxed paper, carefully lift one sheet and place it back on after rotating it-so the wrinkles won't be in the same spot-and keep rolling until it is about 1/8" thick
  10. 9. When it is 1/8" thick, remove one sheet of waxed paper, place the pie crust in a clean pie dish and carefully mold it to the dish with the waxed paper still on the inside (side that will be against the filling)
  11. IMPORTANT: Make sure there are no bubbles between dough and dish! Otherwise, when baking the air within will expand and explode ruining it
  12. 10.tinally peel away waxed paper and trim edge
  13. 11.take upper crust in the same way
  14. 12.till bottom crust with desired filling
  15. 13.tay upper crust on top, remove waxed paper and pinch edges to finish
  16. 14.take according to filling-recipe's instructions. You don't need to pre-bake unless the filling-recipe says to
  17. Note: Using the waxed paper really is easy, and your crust NEVER breaks this way, and it NEVER has a chance to stick to your rolling pin!

allpurpose, sugar, salt, unsalted butter, some ice water, upper, lowers

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/moms-flaky-pie-crust-originally-from-grandma-alice-s-craftiness-50038996 (may not work)

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