Wednesday, April 14, 2010

MJ's all-purpose pie crust

5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup crisco
1 cup lard
2 Tablespoons vinegar
1 egg
Water

Place slightly beaten egg in 1 cup measuring cup. Add vinegar and enough water to make one cup. Set aside. Mix flour baking powder and brown sugar in a large bowl. Make a well and cut in crisco/lard with pastry cutter. The trick is to never let your hands touch the dough. When cut to consistency of small sands add liquid. Only mix until most of the flour is incorporated but dough is not in a good ball. Refrigerate. Roll out chilled dough between plastic and saran wrap. Again avoid touching the dough.

Recipe makes enough for two two crusted pies and one single. I freeze it in 5 individual portions.

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