Community Pick
Shake-A-Pie Crust
photo by Southern Polar Bear
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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2 pies
- Serves:
- 8-12
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup Crisco shortening
- 1⁄2 cup cold water
- 1 dash salt
directions
- Put flour, sugar, salt and Crisco shortening in a plastic bowl with a lid.
- Seal and wink (let the air out;-).
- Shake until it sounds like sand.
- Add water.
- Seal and wink.
- Shake until it sounds like a rock.
- Roll out for your favorite pie or pastries.
Reviews
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I have never been very good at pie crusts. This came out perfectly. I used it for Granny's Banana Cream Pie Recipe #30946 and it was just fantastic. I froze the other half of the dough and worked in some garlic powder before rolling it out for some thrown together meat pies. Perfect recipe. I'm so happy I can make a nice pie crust now!! Thank you!
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I always use this recipe from debk. I just remembered now to review it. I always cut the shortening into small pieces with a knife before shaking as it tends to stay in a lump otherwise. I usually shake this up in a Gladware container or something similar. This recipe works every time for me. I've used it for meat pies, quiche, pumpkin pie, apple pie, and empanadas, just to name a few.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
deb k
United States
I live in Michigan but lived in NC most of my life. I am a comfort cook and my husband is a gourmet cook, so I cook during the week and then we have fabulous food during the weekend. Of course, most of our friends come over during the weekends. We love to go out to eat and then copy the food when we come home.