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Never Fail Pie Crust and Fillings
by Wendy Kennedy - info@cndcountrygifts.com
Description: Recipes for never-fail pie crusts and pies.
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Are you afraid to try baking a pie because it's too
difficult? Have you tried several times and not been happy with
the results? Would you really like to bake homemade
pies? Give this pie crust recipe a try.
If you're short of time pick up a prepared crust and
make your own filling rather than buying a pie. Your
guests will think you baked it from scratch :-)
~ Never Fail Pie Crust ~
1 lb. room temperature shortening
5 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 egg
cold water
1 tsp. vinegar
Cut shortening into flour, baking powder & salt with
a pastry cutter. Continue until pieces are the size of large
rice. Whisk egg in a clear measuring cup. Fill to 3/4 cup mark
with cold water. Whisk again. Add egg mixture to flour
mixture. Mix with a fork and then with your hands. Don't
overwork (work until it all sticks together). Makes enough crust
for 3 - 4 double crust pies. Divide dough into 6 or 8 balls.
Freezes well wrapped in plastic wrap.
For a filled shell:
Flour countertop. Roll rolling pin in flour.
Flatten ball of pie crust dough and then roll with rolling pin.
Start in the center & roll outwards. Make a circle large
enough to fit in your pie plate. Fold in 1/2 and lift into
plate. Fit into plate. With a knife cut around pie plate
lip to trim off excess pie crust. You can add this to
the dough you roll for another crust. Fill shell with
filling & if you need a top crust roll it out. Lay top
crust on top. Trim around edges with a knife. Use a fork
& press edges together all the way around. Cut 4
slits in the top of the crust, starting about 1/2"
from the center of the pie.
For a sugary top sprinkle white granulated sugar on
top before baking.
For a shiny top use a pastry brush and brush milk or
watered down beaten egg on top before baking.
Baked Pie Shell:
Line tin loosely with crust. Trim edges. With a
fork poke many holes in the crust. Bake at 400 F for
10 - 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
Cool before filling.
~ Apple Pie ~
6 - 7 cups peeled, sliced apples (use tart, tasty
apples)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
1 1/2 tbs.. butter or margarine
Put a crust in your pie plate. Heap with sliced
apples. Sprinkle brown sugar & cinnamon evenly over top.
Dot with butter/margarine. Put on top crust. Bake at
425 F for 50 - 60 minutes or until crust is nicely browned
and apples are soft.
~ Pecan Pie ~
3 eggs
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup melted butter/margarine
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup pecan halves
Beat together with rotary beater. Add pecans. Pour
into pastry lined pie plate. Bake @ 375F for 40 - 50
minutes or until filling is set and pastry is nicely
browned.
~ Pumpkin Pie ~
1 3/4 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cups milk
3 eggs
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp. white sugar
1 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cloves
Mix with electric beater and pour into pastry lined
pie plate. Bake at 425 F for 45 - 55 minutes or until a silver
knife can be poked in 1" from edge and come out clean. Cool.
Serve with whipped cream.
To cook pumpkin: Cut pumpkin in half. Scoop out
seeds and discard or save to season & bake. Place pumpkin
cut side down in a baking dish with 1/4" water in it.
Bake at 375 F until pumpkin is soft. Scoop pumpkin out of
skin. Cooked pumpkin can be frozen in plastic freezer
bags.
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