BEST ALL-PURPOSE PIE CRUST
Provided by Food Network
Yield one 10-inch single pie crust
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- To make by hand, combine the flour, salt, and sugar, if using, in a large bowl. Work the butter into the flour with a knife, pastry cutter, or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle the ice water onto the crumbly dough and, with your hands, push the dough from the sides to the middle of the bowl to form a ball that holds together. Transfer to a work surface. Cut the dough in half, place half on top of the other, and press down. Repeat the cutting and pressing steps three or four times until all of the water is incorporated into the dough and it clings together.
- On a floured surface, gently flatten the ball of dough with a rolling pin. Starting from the center, roll the dough into a circle about an inch larger than the diameter of the pie pan. Lift the dough into the pan. Fold the edges under and crimp with your fingers or a fork.
- To make in a food processor, cut the butter into 1inch pieces and place them in the bowl of the food processor. Add the flour, salt, and sugar. Process until all of the ingredients are incorporated. With the processor on, add the water a tablespoon at a time until the dough begins to clump but is still crumbly. Continue to drizzle a little water and pulse the food processor, stopping to test the dough with your fingertips to see if it is moist enough to hold together.
- When you can gather the dough into a ball, remove it from the processor, place it on a lightly floured surface, and roll out and fit into the pan as above.
LOW-FAT ALL-PURPOSE PIE CRUST
This pie crust recipe works well with almost any type of filling. Try it with this Veggie Goat Cheese Tart from Jenny Park, a member of the L.A. Ladies' Choir and owner of Trails Cafe in Los Angeles.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a food processor pulse together all-purpose flour, toasted wheat germ, salt, and baking powder. Add cold, unsalted butter, and process until largest pieces are the size of small peas.
- With machine running, add low-fat buttermilk until dough just holds together.
- Pat into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 1 hour (or overnight).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 133 g, Cholesterol 16 g, Fat 6 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, Sodium 107 g
ALL-PURPOSE PIE CRUST
Steps:
- In 2 quart size plastic bowl, cut 7 Tablespoons of Crisco. Add 3 Tablespoons of BOILING water. With a fork, mash / whisk Crisco and boiling water until smooth (until it's a mayo-type consistency. Add Teaspoon of milk - whisk again with fork. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt - whisk again with fork. Add 1 1/4 cups flour and toss using fork until a crumbly dough starts to emerge. With hands, form a ball. Do not handle too much. On wax paper, roll out to fit your pie dish.
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