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But for pie dough, the food processor is fast, efficient and (if used properly) it makes an extremely flaky yet sturdy yet also somehow tender crust. It is a life changer.
Pie crust’s secret weapon is its fat content, which helps impart both flavor and delicate flakiness. This recipe uses a mix of butter and lard, which hits a sweet spot between flavor and flakiness.
In a 9-inch pie plate, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Make a little well in the center; add the butter, oil, and ice water, and use a fork to mix the liquids into the flour mixture ...
Strawberry rhubarb pie with lattice pie crust. There are different styles of filling for rhubarb pie. An early recipe for "Pie Plant Pies" from 1874 was made with just four ingredients: sugar and rhubarb stems, water and a little flour as a thickener. [84] Strawberries and butter can be added to the basic recipe for strawberry rhubarb pie. [85]
In baking, a crust is the outer, hard skin of bread or the shell of a pie. Generally, it is made up of at least shortening or another fat , water , flour , and salt . [ 1 ] It may also include milk , sugar , or other ingredients that contribute to the taste or texture.
The moulded crust retains its shape as it cools, and is prepared for baking with a filling and additional layer of pastry crust on top. Hand-raised hot water crust pastry does not produce a neat and uniform finish, as there will be sagging during the cooking of the filled pie. This is generally accepted as the mark of a hand-made pie.
But first, you'll need Ree's perfect pie crust recipe, a press-in crust, all-butter pie crust, or graham cracker crust. And when all else fails, just pick up a store-bought crust.
The ingredients are basic enough—cold butter, flour, salt, ice water—but for flaky, buttery pie crust you need to work the cold butter into the flour just enough but not too much.