Moms Pat A Pie Pie Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in medium size bowl.
• Cut in shortening with pastry blender until uniform with pieces no larger than a pea.
• Break egg into measuring cup and beat.
• Add milk to egg to just over 1/2 cup (about 1/2 cup plus a table spoon total milk and egg) stir well.
• Blend egg and milk mixture into flour mixture with a fork until liquid is no longer present.
• Very lightly knead dough and form into a ball (Over working the dough is the most common reason for pie crust failure!).
• Cut Dough in half.
• Roll out and use with your favorite filling. Makes a top and bottom crust. divide recipe in half for a single crust pie.

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar and salt into bowl. Whip oil and milk together. Pour over flour mixture, and mix with a fork. Pat 2/3 of dough into a pie plate. Use filing of your choice. Crumble rest of dough on top (except on cream pies). (I like to add brown sugar, crushed walnuts and cinnamon to the mixture for my apple pie). Bake as for any pie.

Steps:

• mix in a 10 inch pie plate with a fork until moist.
• pat into pie crust.
• bake at 400 for 10 minutes.

Steps:

• To make crust: With a fork, mix flour, salt and oil until all the flour is moistened.
• Sprinkle with water, a tablespoon at a time, and toss until all water is absorbed.
• Gather mixture into a ball.
• Press into a 9" pie plate, covering bottom and sides; make a neat edge around the pastry.
• Prick bottom and sides thoroughly with a fork.
• Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Set aside to cool before filling with fruit mixture.
• Filling: In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat, add gelatin; stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine peaches and blueberries.
• Add cooled gelatin mixture; toss gently to coat the fruit.
• Spoon into a baked 9" pastry shell.
• Place in refrigerator to chill for 1 hour or until set.
• Serve with a spoonful of sweetened whipped cream.
• Chill time is not included in prep time.
• The chef recommends using well-drained canned peaches and frozen blueberries if you do not have fresh available. I have used canned peaches and reduced the amount of sugar to 1/2 cup, it was perfect.

Steps:

• Sift together dry ingredients.
• Stir together wet ingredients.
• Combine, stirring just to blend.
• Press and pat into a 9 inch pan, up the sides, crimping the edges.
• Bake as directed in recipe.
• (For quiche, I prebake my crusts for 15 minutes @400.).

Steps:

• Place a large sieve in a large mixing bowl.
• Into the sieve place the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar.
• Sift into bowl.
• With a pastry blender, cut in the shortening until crumbly and no large bits or shortening remain.
• In a measuring cup, beat the egg, add the vinegar, and enough cold water to make one cup.
• Pour over flour mixture, a little at a time, stirring with a fork until the dough begins to stick together.
• Add more flour, if necessary, and knead a few times right in the bowl until you have a large, smooth ball.
• Pat firmly into the bowl and lightly mark off six equal portions.
• With a knife, cut through each portion.
• Pat into round balls and place in separate plastic bags.
• Dough will keep in the refrigerator for two weeks, or in the freezer for two months.