Recipes

Pie Crust

Thomforde style

1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup milk
2 cups flour
little salt

Mix, make balls, roll flat. Makes two crusts for 9x9 pan.

Flaky style

8oz flour
1/2oz (1T) sugar (for sweet pies only)
2 sticks (8oz) butter (or earth balance), fridge temp
0.5C chilled water

Whisk flour and sugar. Cut butter into half-inch cubes. Mix gently to coat with flour. Squish each cube flat. Add water, mix gently until it comes together. Chill if over 70F.

Flour surface well. Roll out to about 10 x 15. Fold. Refrigerate if over 70F.

Best to chill between putting in pie plate and baking.

Makes two crusts for 9x9 pans.

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