Pie Crust Recipe
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Making pie crust can be pretty tricky, so what I like to do is create batches of them when I am in the mood and then stick the dough in the freezer that I’m not using for next time I need it. In this recipe I try to take you through how to make the perfect pie crust, but nothing is a substitute for real life experience so it may take you a few tries before you get this just right!
Ingredients:
- - 2 cups of sifted all-purpose flour
- - 1 teaspoon of salt
- - 3/4 of a cup of shortening
- - 4 to 5 teaspoons of ice cold water
- - Wax paper
- - Freezer wrap
What you need to do:
To get the ice cold water I would recommend sticking some ice cubes in a glass to melt for a bit and then using that. The reason we use cold water is I believe to stop the whole mixture warming up too much which will ruin the consistency of it (which is why you don’t use your hands to mix it in this recipe).
So to start with then grab a large mixing bowl and put the flour and the salt into it. Now you need to use a pastry blender to slowly cut the shortening into that mixture, and mix until it gets a crumbly texture. Now start to add in the ice cold water one teaspoon at a time, after you add it then use a fork to mix it in a bit and move the wet mixture to the side, leaving the dry stuff ready for more. Keep doing that, only adding the ice cold water to the dry mixture, until all of the mixture has been moistened.
Hopefully now you should have a dough which is just moist enough to stick together, but not wet and sticky (if not you added too much water!). Now you can separate the dough into sections, use what you need and roll the rest into good sized balls, wrap them in wax paper, then freezer wrap, and pop them into the freezer. When you want to use them then take them out in plenty of time and let them warm up to room temperature before you start to work with them.
Now go make some delicious pies!