Pie Crust - I just can't.
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Help! Need CRISP pie crust recipe for one crust cream pie!!
Comments (10)My hunch, if it was central VA and a BBQ place, was that it wasn't a pate sucree or something similar. It was probably an "American" pie crust. You can make a great flaky crust in about four minutes with butter, flour, and a little ice cold water. Can add a pinch of salt if you want. Leave some pretty large chunks of butter and make sure you do the fraisage. Like always, let it sit for an hour or so or even a day before rolling it out. Most likely based on cost and region, they probably used shortening, but don't. It tastes bad and makes your crust have a bad mouthfeel. Just use butter. Bake it well, maybe weighing it down, and make sure you bake it very close to the time you are going to use it. In other words, don't bake it today for use tomorrow or the next day. It's never as crisp as it is the first day. Let it cool, fill and serve immediately. The water from the filling will start to soften it right away, so you don't want to let that sit if you want to maintain the crispiness. This post was edited by rosesinny on Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 17:57...See MoreHelp! How Long Do I Bake CI's Foolproop Pie Crust?
Comments (1)About 15 to 20 minutes....until it's lightly browned. I just did that! Linda C...See MoreExperimenting with pie crust.
Comments (22)Grainlady-- Your chemistry lesson is great because my mind works that way. Understanding how a crust develops makes pie crust much more understandable to me. My mother always peached that overworking the dough makes it tough and now I understand why. The explanation of water vs. gluten is very helpful. Last year I was misdiagnosed with celiac disease and learned a bit about the behavior of gluten in foods while I was on a gluten free diet. Many thanks! I am going to try a butter crust and use my grater on the butter....See MoreCan I use Staub coq au vin for steak and ale pie crust?
Comments (19)Oh my goodness, what a cutie! I used to have miniature poodles and we always kept them "puppy clipped", not the big showy poofs, just feet/tail/nose. They were cute and smart little monsters, they could climb fences! I've not made sticky toffee pudding, but it sounds good, I have AnnT's recipe stuck away in my "to try" file. I've never tried one of her recipes that wasn't good, and since she's a real person who posted here for a couple of decades, I trust her tried and true recipes. Not that I don't trust Ina Garten, LOL, I have a couple of her cookbooks, but I KNOW AnnT and so I know that her taste and mine are similar. Taste is subjective, not objective, you know? I suppose it's too late to order clotted cream. I can get it sometimes in the "international" section of my local Meijer, but not always, go figure. Happy Thanksgiving. Annie...See Moreplllog
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