Patinpancrust Recipes

NO ROLL PAT IN THE PAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
• Stir together the oil and water in a small bowl. Combine the dry and wet ingredients and stir lightly with a fork, just until blended.
• Pat the dough evenly over the bottom and up the sides of 9-inch pie pan, crimping the edges around the rim. Thoroughly prick the sides and bottom of the crust with a fork.
• Bake for 18 - 22 minutes, until lightly golden. If the bottom bubbles during baking, pierce it once or twice with a fork.

PAT A PAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the pie pan and mix with fingertips until evenly blended.
• In a measuring cup combine the oil and milk and beat until creamy.
• Pour all at once over the flour mixture. Mix with a fork until the flour mixture is completely moistened.
• Pat the dough with your fingers, first at the sides of the plate and then across the bottom.
• Flute the edges.
• Shell is now ready to be filled.
• If you are preparing a shell to fill later or your recipe requires a prebaked crust, preheat oven to 425.
• Prick the surface of the pastry with a fork and bake 15 minutes.
• Check often and prick more if needed.

PAT-IN-PAN PASTRY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir the flour, salt and oil until all flour is moistened. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all water is absorbed.
• Gather the pastry into a ball. Press in the bottom and up the side of a 9-inch glass pie plate; flute. Unbaked Pie Crust: Fill and bake as directed in the pie recipe. Baked Pie Crust: Heat the oven to 475°F. Prick the bottom and side of the pastry thoroughly with a fork. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely on a cooling rack, about 30 minutes. Fill as directed in the pie recipe.

PAT-IN-THE-PAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine egg and milk; stir into flour mixture (dough will be sticky). Press onto the bottom and up the sides of a greased 9-in. pie plate. , Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack. Fill as desired. , If baking the filling, cover edges with foil during the last 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. ,

PAT-IN-THE-PAN CRUST FROM THE 1997 VERSION OF JOY OF COOKING RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 2. Whisk together the flour and salt (or food process for 10 seconds) 3. Add the pieces of butter and mash with the back of a fork or food process until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs 4. Drizzle the heavy cream over the top and stir or process until the crumbs look damp and hold together when pinched (add more liquid if you're not getting there) 5. Transfer the mixture into a 9-inch pie pan 6. Pat evenly over the bottom and sides with your fingertips and form an even crust edge 7. Crimp or flute the edge 8. Use a fork to poke holes regularly around the sides and bottom of the crust then bake until golden brown - 18- 22 minutes 9. Check regularly to see if any bubbles are forming and use the fork to deflate them. 10. Remove crust 11. If you are filling the crust with an uncooked mixture that will require further baking, whisk together the egg yolk and salt, then brush it thoroughly over the inside of the crust 12. Return to the oven and bake until the egg glaze sets - 1-2 minutes

THE BEST PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles fine cornmeal. Pour in water slowly; knead dough into a firm ball.
• Pour in additional water as needed if dough is too dry or additional flour if too moist. Divide batter into equal halves. Roll out dough halves into rounds on a lightly floured work surface using a lightly floured rolling pin to desired thickness.
• Press one round into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan. Use the other round as a top crust or for a separate bottom crust. Bake according to desired filling instructions.