Monday, September 17, 2012

Basic Pie Crust


For double crust:

3/4 cup butter
 2 cup flour (whole wheat, white wheat, whole wheat pastry)
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp. salt

For single crust:
6 Tbls. butter
1 cup flour (white wheat, whole wheat pastry)
1/4 cup water
1/8 tsp. salt

Cut the butter into the flour until it's crumbly and there's no dry powder.

Dissolve the salt into the water, then stir it into the flour and butter. Stir to make a soft dough.

Roll out on a piece of waxed paper dusted with flour. Use flour as necessary on top and bottom to prevent sticking. Roll to 1/8".

Dust the pie tin with flour. Use the waxed paper to flip the crust over into the pie tin. Trim the edges and fill in any holes, etc.

To bake the crust alone, bake at 350 F for 27 minutes. Otherwise, follow pie recipe instructions.

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