Cinnamon Pastry Crust
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 pie crust
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup walnuts or 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, chilled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons ice water (or more) or 2 tablespoons dark Creme de Cacao, chilled (or more)
directions
- Blend flour, nuts, sugar, cinnamon and salt in processor until nuts are coarsely ground.
- Add chilled butter and vegetable shortening.
- Using on/off turns, process until coarse crumbs form.
- Add 2 tablespoons ice water or chilled crème de cacao.
- Process dough until small moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap dough disk in plastic.
- Refrigerate until cold enough to roll out, about 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough on floured work surface to 12-inch round.
- Transfer dough to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.
- Press dough into dish.
- Fold overhang under.
- Crimp edges decoratively.
- Cover and chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
- (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.).
- Makes one 9-inch crust.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bev I Am
United States
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