How do you make your pie crust?

StarryNight39

I am going to take the kids apple picking today and want to make an apple pie tonight. I need to tweak it to make it Ava friendly, but how do you make yours?

AnnapolisLari

I usually use Pillsbury (made a pie last night!), but when I don't I use the food processor. MUCH easier than cutting in stuff by hand.

Yodajo

I make mine with a combination of shortening and butter, flour, salt and a tiny bit of sugar.  Just make sure everything is cold and make sure you let it chill in the fridge for a half hour once it comes together before you roll it. 

Katesmama

3cups flour
1tsp salt mixed
cut in 1 1/4 cup shortening

whisk together
1egg
5 T cold water
1 T vinegar

add egg/water mixture to flour/shortening mixture.  Combine by hand until dough ball forms.  Split in half, wrap in saran wrap and flatten slightly to making roll out easier.  Put in fridge for at least 30 minutes. Roll out on floured surface.
My Grams tried and true recipe. 

kelly&paul

Katesmama:

3cups flour
1tsp salt mixed
cut in 1 1/4 cup shortening

whisk together
1egg
5 T cold water
1 T vinegar

add egg/water mixture to flour/shortening mixture.  Combine by hand until dough ball forms.  Split in half, wrap in saran wrap and flatten slightly to making roll out easier.  Put in fridge for at least 30 minutes. Roll out on floured surface.
My Grams tried and true recipe. 

 

I'm stealing this recipe! thanks. 

cokt

flour, cold butter, shortening and a litte salt. Combine together until it is like sand and then add iced vinegar water (1 part vinegar to 3 parts water) until is just holds together. Chill in fridge for a half hour before rolling out. Don't overwork it or add too much liquid or it won't be flaky.

KrisBriMcBunny

Pie crust is the one thing I cant do....I just buy it frozen ( marie calledar (sp) ) is the best or I buy the refridgerated stuff.

AggieCouple

I like to use the food processor, to keep the butter as cold as possible during cutting, but I was without it for a long time (it was "borrowed" by my sister), and I started doing it by hand, which I've found is not that much harder.

I like to refrigerate the flour in the mixing bowl and freeze the butter after I cut it into bits, to keep them both as cold as possible.  Then I cut the butter into the flour using a pastry blender but you can also use two butter knives.  Don't use your hands, as it will melt the butter.  Cut until it resembles coarse meal, and then refrigerate again.  Add ice cold water 1 Tbsp at a time, and mix with a preferably cold spatula or wooden spoon.  Then I divide in half, wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before rolling.  You should still see bits of butter in the dough for the flakiest crust!

ETA, here are the ingredients I use:

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt

2 sticks (16 tablespoons or 1 cup) unsalted butter

3/4 to 1 cup ice cold water 

kittycarr

I use flour and cream cheese.  Maybe some water and/or butter...