Grandma Lees Pie Crust Recipes

GRANDMA'S VERY EASY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Pour vegetable oil into a 1-cup measure and fill the measure with milk up to the 7-ounce mark. Whisk oil and milk together and pour immediately into the bowl with flour. Mix the crust together with a fork just until it holds together. Do not knead.
• Divide crust in half, form into balls, and roll each half out between sheets of waxed paper. Peel waxed paper from crusts to fit into pie plate.

GRANDMA'S PERFECT PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a medium bowl stir together flour and salt. With a pastry blender cut in shortening till pea-sized.
• Sprinkle water on one tablespoon at a time tossing with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side. Mix till all flour is moistened. Don't mix too much or the crust will be hard.
• Form into a ball and roll out on the floured surface. Turn and flour the dough a few times till it's the size you need.

GRANDMA LEE'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Try watching this video first to make more sense of this recipe.
• 2. grease your pie pans with Crisco and dust with flour.
• 3. Mix the Crisco (1/2 cup for each crust), approximately 1/4 teaspoon salt for each crust, about a handful of flour for each, and 5 regular tablespoons (out of the silverware drawer) for each, into a soft dough.
• 4. Knead and work the dough by hand until firm enough to roll, and pinch off a piece about the size of your pie pan. Work it a little more and then roll out with the right rolling pin to a size big enough to cover the pie pan.
• 5. Put it in the pan so it layers in, and pinch up the edges around the lip of the pan, trimming away any excess.
• 6. Bake in preheated oven (about 400*) for about 10 minutes.

GRANDMA'S SECRET PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In large bowl mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening with two butter knifes.
• In separate bowl, mix together egg, vinegar, and water. Drizzle wet mixture into dry mixture, cutting it in.
• Roll out dough, and fit into two 9 inch pie pans.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 12 minutes.

RUTH'S GRANDMA'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, shortening, sugar, and salt. Blend together with a pastry cutter until crumbly.
• In a small bowl, mix egg with water. Blend into flour mixture. Chill in refrigerator until ready to use.

GRANDMA LEE'S PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Put flour, lard and salt in a bowl. Using a fork or a pastry cutter, work the mixture to pea size. Add the ice water & a little 7-up a Tablespoon at a time and gently stir till a soft ball forms. Most people don't add enough liquid - I make it sticky. Separate the dough into two and press into an inch thick circle wrapped in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hr. or 15 min in the freezer. Place on floured board to roll out working from the center out on your dough. Don't handle the dough too much, be very gentle or it will get rubbery. I roll one ball to the size of a 10" pie. Add favorite filling. Roll out top crust or make two one crust pies.

GRANDMA'S FLAKY DOUBLE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour, salt, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Using a pastry blender (or 2 knives), cut in the Crisco, until pea size pieces form.
• 2. Add egg, lemon juice, and water, one tablespoon at a time. Toss with a fork until dough will form a ball. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
• 3. Divide dough in half, and form two, 5 inch discs. Roll a disc between 2 sheets of lightly floured parchment paper, to desired size.
• 4. Carefully place rolled dough into a 9" pie plate. Fill with fruit filling, and top with remaining rolled dough.
• 5. Trim, fold, and crimp edges. Cut a few vents in the top of the pie. Bake at 425 degrees, for 40 to 50 minutes.

GRANDMA BONNIE'S PIE CRUST AND APPLE PIE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• In a lg bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter til mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix egg, water and vinegar. Add to flour mixture. Mix til dough is moist enough to hold together. Divide dough into 4 egual parts and form disks. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrig til ready to use. (freeze if not using w/in 4 days) Roll out each piece to fit pie plates and fill w/ apple mix and top w/ other rolled out dough. For filling: Preheat oven to 350. Mix apples,flour, sugar and cinnamon. Stir and divide into two pie crusts. Dab each pie filling w/ 2 T butter and 3 T milk before fitting w/ top crust. Bake 40-45 mins