On 4/16/2011 8:24 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:46:55 -0500, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/16/2011 1:48 PM, sf wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Have you ever made pie crust in the food processor? I freeze or at
>>> > least partially freeze the butter first anyway. Same with biscuits,
>>> > use the FP to cut in the butter and they turn out fantastic.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Do you have a recipe for this method? I haven't had a full-sized FP for
>>> a while and someone just gave me one.
>
> Ina Garten's recipe is the best I've made.
>
> Ingredients
>
> 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter
> 3 cups all-purpose flour
> 1 teaspoon kosher salt
> 1 tablespoon sugar
> 1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening
> 6 to 8 tablespoons (about 1/2 cup) ice water
> Directions
>
> Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the
> flour mixture. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food
> processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add
> the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the
> size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed
> tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump
> out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and
> refrigerate for 30 minutes.
>
> Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a
> circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the
> dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in
> half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top
> crust.
>
>
> Cheri

Thanks, Cheri.

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Janet Wilder
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