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Judy Haffner Judy Haffner is offline
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Default Pie Crust - Make Your Own, Or Buy It?


John Kuthe wrote:

>Always make my own. Here's my recipe:


>2 cups Swans Down flour
>1.5 sticks butter (cool but room temp)
>1 tsp salt


>Cut together with two forks. Breakup as

< many butter lumps as you can by
> squeezing between fork tines in flour.
> Takes time. When well incorporated,
> add:
>1/4 cup cold cream, plus a dash of cold
> water as needed to swiftly stir together
> and bring together as dough.


>Put in plastic wrap, fold over plastic wrap
> and squeeze together as dough mass.
> Let rest ion cool place for several hours
> to overnight.


>Can put in refrigerator but let come to
> room temp to roll out.


I've never heard of using cream before for pie crust...hmmmmmm?

Is that All-Purpose flour? I don't see that brand around here, but was
thinking mom bought it years ago and was cake flour?

Some interesting pie crust methods in this group...am learning a lot
(even at my ol' age!)

Judy