Goro wrote:
> On Jan 13, 8:07 am, flitterbit > wrote:
>> Goro wrote:
>>> Thanks to all who responded regarding my pastry pie crust. I haven't
>>> made another one yet but I've filed it all away and hope that it will
>>> help me the next time.
>>> Now, i've made a few graham cracker or oreo type crusts before and
>>> they've generally turned out fine.
>>> I just recently made the BANANA-CARAMEL COCONUT CREAM PIE WITH DARK
>>> RUM recipe from Cooks Illustrated and the crust turned out too
>>> crumbly, not holding together at all. When i baked it and it came out
>>> of the oven, it SEEMED like it was solid, but when i put thefillings
>>> in and chilled and then went to cut, the bottom crust turned to dust.
>>> Well, not all of it, but it broke, crumbled and had quite a bit of
>>> dust. I presume this is because i didn't use quite enough butter to
>>> bind it together? Does that sound right?
>>> Here's the recipe for the crust i used:
>>> INGREDIENTS
>>> 6 ounces animal crackers
>>> 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut
>>> 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
>>> 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled
>>> INSTRUCTIONS
>>> 1. For the crust: Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat
>>> oven to 325 degrees. In food processor, pulse animal crackers,
>>> coconut, and sugar to fine crumbs, eighteen to twenty 1-second pulses;
>>> then process until powdery, about 5 seconds. Transfer crumbs to medium
>>> bowl and add butter; stir to combine until crumbs are evenly
>>> moistened. Empty crumbs into 9-inch glass pie plate; using bottom of
>>> ramekin or 1/2 cup dry measuring cup, press crumbs evenly into bottom
>>> and up sides of pie plate. Bake until fragrant and medium brown, about
>>> 15 minutes, rotating pie shell halfway through baking time. Set on
>>> wire rack and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
>>> btw, the pie itself turned out really nice, but would have been great
>>> if i could have made the crust hold together. No complaints from the
>>> tasters, though!
>>> Here's the link to the recipe for those with Cooks Illustrated access:
>>> http://cooksillustrated.com/recipes/...asp?docid=6071
>>> -goro-
>> An extra tablespoon of butter might do the trick. BTW, did you use 6
>> ounces by weight or by volume of animal crackers?
>
> i used by weight.
>
> -goro-

Given that you and your guests enjoyed the pie despite the crumbly
crust, I'm sure it'd be worth making again with a little more butter in
the crust to see how it works out ;D