28th November 2019

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How do you make flaky pie crust?

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Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball.
Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

Also, how do you make a good pie crust?

The BEST tender, flakey and buttery pie crust. Add flour, salt to a large mixing bowl. Add chilled shortening and butter and use a pastry blender or fork to cut them into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add a tablespoon of water at a time until the dough begins to clump together--don't over mix.

How do you make a simple dough?

Method

Combine flour, yeast and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in salt.
Use a wooden spoon to stir the mixture until well combined, then use your hands to bring the dough together in the bowl.
Brush a large bowl with olive oil to grease.
Punch down the centre of the dough with your fist.

Why do you put vinegar in a pie crust?

Secret ingredient: Use a dash of apple cider vinegar in your pie dough. Add 1 teaspoon to your current favorite recipe at the time in which you're adding your ice water. Vinegar helps prevent the formation of gluten which makes for a tough crust.

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What causes a pie crust to be tough?

Too much water makes a sticky dough, which results in a tough and chewy crust. Too little liquid will cause your pastry to crack and fall apart during rolling and shaping.

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Can you use salted butter to make a pie crust?

It tastes great just the same. Now, to make a good pie crust you need a few things: fat, water, flour, and salt. You can use a few different kinds of fats for pie crust, the most popular being butter, shortening (Crisco), or lard. You can totally do this with unsalted butter, but add 1/4 teaspoon more salt.

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How do you make a pie crust?

Directions

To make the dough for the pie crust, mix 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon each salt and sugar in a medium-size bowl.
Add 4 tablespoons ice water; work with hands until dough comes together.
Divide dough in half, and flatten halves into disks.

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How do you blind bake a pie crust?

1. Bake with weights in the center.

Place your crust in the pan, and crimp the edge.
Add pie weights, dry rice, dried beans or (as I've done here) dry wheat berries, enough to fill the pan 2/3 full.
Bake in a preheated 375°F oven for 20 minutes.
Remove the pie from the oven, and lift out the paper and weights.

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How do you make a lattice pie crust?

3 Fill your pie shell with the pie filling. Lay out 4 to 7 parallel strips of the pie dough, depending on how thick your strips are, on top of the filling, with about 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch space between them. Fold back every other strip. 4 Place one long strip of dough perpendicular to the parallel strips as shown.

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How long do you bake a pie crust?

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prick the bottom of pastry all over with a fork. Line the pastry with parchment paper; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until pastry begins to color around the edges, about 30 minutes.

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What is flute a pie crust?

Use a fork to crimp the edge. 2. Or use two hands to pinch (“flute”) the edge of the crust: push your thumb from one hand in between the thumb and index finger of the opposite. 3.

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Is flaky pastry the same as puff pastry?

Flaky pastry, also known as blitz pastry or rough puff, is a light and flaky unleavened pastry that is similar to, but distinct from, puff pastry. Flaky pastry relies on large lumps of shortening (approximately 1 in or 2.5 cm across) mixed into the dough, as opposed to the large rectangle of shortening in puff pastry.

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Is a pie a pastry?

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Pies are defined by their crusts.

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What is a mealy pie crust?

Professional chefs will tell you that there are two kinds of pie dough: flaky and mealy. Flaky crust is used for non-liquid or cooked fillings – things like fruit pies where the filling is made with raw or cooked product. It keeps its namesake texture by keeping the pieces of fat a bit larger during rubbing.

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How do you cut butter into flour?

Ways to cut butter into flour:

Use a food processor and pulse the mixture until you have a crumb like mixture.
Use two knives and literally cut the butter into the flour until you have little tiny bits of butter.
Use a pastry blender which ultimately works pretty similar to the knife method but is easier.

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What is pastry flour for?

It all has to do with protein. Pastry flour contains 8.5% - 9.5% protein, which is low relative to all purpose (10% - 12% protein) and bread flour (12% - 13% protein). It is used in delicate cakes and pastries, pie crusts, cookies and muffins. . Absorbs less liquid in recipes.

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What is shortening or lard?

Shortening, butter and lard are pretty much interchangeable, but lard does have a distinctive taste that shortening doesn't have. Also lard is pig fat so it's high in cholesterol. Most shortening is made from vegetable fat - e.g., Crisco - and is generally flavorless.

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What is a solid vegetable shortening?

Vegetable shortening is a white, solid fat made from vegetable oils. In the UK it is sold under the brand names Trex, Flora White or Cookeen. In the US Crisco is the best known and there is also an organic solid vegetable shortening made by Earth Balance. Lard is the best substitute if you don't mind animal fats.

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What is a pastry cutter used for?

A pastry blender is a cooking utensil used to mix a hard (solid) fat into flour in order to make pastries. The tool is usually made of narrow metal strips or wires attached to a handle, and is used by pressing down on the items to be mixed (known as "cutting in").

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How do you make a blueberry pie?

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon, and sprinkle over blueberries.
Line pie dish with one pie crust. Pour berry mixture into the crust, and dot with butter.
Bake pie on lower shelf of oven for about 50 minutes, or until crust is golden brown.

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How long does it take to bake an apple pie?

Bake the pie at 375°F until crust begins to lightly brown, about 20 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F. Bake until crust is golden and juices are bubbling, anywhere from an additional 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the type of apples you are using.

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How do you make an apple pie?

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in white sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and water.
Unroll pie crusts, press one into a 9-inch pie dish, and place the apples into the crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

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What are the ingredients for an apple pie?

Filling:

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.
3 pounds baking apples like Golden Delicious, Cortland, or Mutsu.
2/3 cup sugar, plus more for sprinkling on the pie.
1/4 cup unsalted butter.
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Generous pinch of ground nutmeg.
1 large egg, lightly beaten.

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Where can I buy ready made pie crust?

Fortunately there is a way around this. You can make both sweet and savory pies by buying a ready made pie crust at the grocery store. Here are a few basics that will help when using pre-made store-bought pie crusts. You can buy a pie crust all ready to use in the frozen food section of the grocery store.

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