If I have the time, I enjoy making my own pie crusts, but this is a task that I have only recently been courageous enough to undertake. Making my own pie crusts scared me so I always bought frozen ones at Wal-Mart in the past. (I really should be compensated for how much I endorse Wal-Mart on this blog!) However, one day I decided I was going to overcome my fear & tried making my own crust. It wouldn't have won any prizes let me tell you, but it was completely homemade & I was excited!
Pie Crust
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Ingredients:1/3 c. + 1 T. Crisco (6 T.)
1 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Directions: Mix Crisco, flour & salt with fork till crumby. Add 3-4 tablespoons of water & mix with fork till sticky. Roll on a floured surface. Place in pie plate and pinch edges. Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes if your recipe calls for a baked pie crust. Makes 1 large pie shell.
Tips: When placing dough into pie plate, let some of the dough hang over the edges. The more dough you have to pinch the easier it is to make the shell look uniform. If you bake your crust ahead of time make sure your pinched edges are above the pie plate a little. It will shrink down while baking. I usually make my unbaked pie crusts ahead of time & stick them in the freezer.
Recipe Credit: Janelle (sister-in-law)
Baked Pecan Pie
Ingredients:
1 unbaked pie shell 1/3. c. butter, melted
3 eggs 1 c. corn syrup
2/3 c. flour 1 c. pecans (halves)
1/2 t salt
Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pecans in pie shell. Beat all other ingredients together with a hand mixer until slightly frothy. bake 45-50 minutes.
Tips: This recipe fills an 8 in. pie shell. I usually use a 9 in. pan so I 1.5 this recipe. Watch the pie as it bakes. If the crust starts to get dark put foil around the edges or use pie crust guards. When baking, I check my pie before the time is up. Better to pull it out early than have a burnt pie. Jiggle the pie. Pie is done when center is no longer soupy. It will still jiggle a little but you can tell it has set up.
Recipe Credit: Kay (mother-in-law)
French Apple Pie
1 unbaked pie shell 2 T flour
6-8 juicy apples 1/2 c. butter, softened
2/3 c. sugar 1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 c. flour
Directions: Peel, core & slice apples thin. Mix together sugar, cinnamon & 2 Tbsp flour. Add to apples & mix together. Put apple mixture into 9" pie shell. Mix butter, brown sugar & 1 c. flour. Put on top of apple mixture. Bake 15 minutes at 400 degrees and 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Pie is done when top is golden brown.
Hope this inspires someone to make their own pie! Don't expect everything to be perfect the first time but don't despair, you will get better with practice!
Recipe Credit: Jenny (mom)
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