DIRECTIONS FOR ROLLING OUT PIE CRUST SUPPLIES: 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups shortening 6 Tablespoons water, very cold 1 Tablespoon white vinegar 1 egg, beaten Makes 4 single pie crusts or 2 double crusts Preheat the oven to the temperature required for your recipe, usually 350-400 degrees F. Measure flour into a large bowl. Add shortening, broken into small chunks to the flour. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cut shortening into the flour until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Blend the water, vinegar and egg together. Sprinkle wet mixture over dry mixture and blend until the dough is just moist enough to form a ball when lightly pressed together Divide dough into two equal portions, shape each into a flat round disk and wrap in cling film. Chill disks for 30 minutes to make it easier to handle. Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Roll dough from the center out, lifting the roller as you come to the edge. Roll approximately 2 inches larger than an inverted 9- or 10-inch pie pan to account for shrinkage. Fold the pastry in half or drape around rolling pin; place in the pie pan. Unfold and fit it evenly into the pan. Do not stretch! Trim the overhand to 3/4 inch. Proceed with pie recipe of choice! Place one portion of dough on a lightly floured surface to prevent sticking. The less flour you use, the flakier the dough. Roll dough out to a thickness of 1/8th inch as follows: EASY PIE CRUST Image provided by: https://natashaskitchen.com/easy-pie-crust-recipe/ December 9 is National Pastry Day! Celebrate by making your favorite pie with this easy recipe for pie dough.

Easy pie crust recipe - Purdue Extension pie crust... · 2020. 12. 9. · Makes 4 single pie crusts or 2 double crusts. Preheat the oven to the temperature required for your recipe,

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D I R E C T I O N S F O R R O L L I N G O U T P I E C R U S T

SUPPLIES:

3 cups all-purpose flour1 1/2 cups shortening

6 Tablespoons water, very cold1 Tablespoon white vinegar

1 egg, beatenMakes 4 single pie crusts or 2 double crusts

Preheat the oven to the temperature requiredfor your recipe, usually 350-400 degrees F. Measure flour into a large bowl.Add shortening, broken into small chunks to theflour.Using a pastry cutter or two knives, cutshortening into the flour until the mixture lookslike coarse crumbs.Blend the water, vinegar and egg together.Sprinkle wet mixture over dry mixture andblend until the dough is just moist enough toform a ball when lightly pressed togetherDivide dough into two equal portions, shapeeach into a flat round disk and wrap in cling film.Chill disks for 30 minutes to make it easier tohandle.

Directions:

2.3.

5.6.

Roll dough from the center out, l i ft ingthe rol ler as you come to the edge.Roll approximately 2 inches larger thanan inverted 9- or 10-inch pie pan toaccount for shrinkage.Fold the pastry in half or drape aroundroll ing pin; place in the pie pan. Unfoldand f it i t evenly into the pan. Do notstretch! Trim the overhand to 3/4 inch.Proceed with pie recipe of choice!

Place one portion of dough on a l ightlyf loured surface to prevent st icking. The lessflour you use, the f lakier the dough. Rolldough out to a thickness of 1/8th inch asfol lows:

E A S YP I E

C R U S T

Image provided by: https://natashaskitchen.com/easy-pie-crust-recipe/

December 9 is National Pastry Day! Celebrate by making your favorite pie with

this easy recipe for pie dough.