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CLASSIC CRISCO SINGLE CRUST



Classic Crisco Single Crust image

Make and share this Classic Crisco Single Crust recipe from Food.com.

Provided by RecipeNut

Categories     Pie

Time 35m

Yield 1 pie crust

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Crisco shortening
3 tablespoons cold water

Steps:

  • Spoon flour into measuring cup and level.
  • Combine flour and salt in medium bowl.
  • Cut in shortening using pastry blender or 2 knives until all flour is blended to form pea-size chunks.
  • Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
  • Toss lightly with fork until dough forms a ball.
  • Press dough between hands to form 5- to 6-inch"pancake".
  • Flour rolling surface and rolling pin lightly Roll dough into circle.
  • Trim circle 1 inch larger than upside-down pie plate.
  • Carefully remove trimmed dough.
  • Set aside to reroll and use for pastry cutout garnish, if desired.
  • Fold dough into quarters.
  • Unfold and press into pie plate.
  • Fold edge under.
  • Flute.
  • For recipes using a baked pie crust, heat oven to 425°F.
  • Prick bottom and side thoroughly with fork (50 times) to prevent shrinkage.
  • Bake at 425°F for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  • For recipes using an unbaked pie crust, follow directions given for that recipe.

FEATHERLIGHT PIE CRUST - SINGLE CRUST



Featherlight Pie Crust - Single Crust image

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups GF Featherlight Mix
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening, chilled
4 to 5 tablespoons ice water

Steps:

  • Mix together flour mix, xanthan gum and salt.Cut in shortening with a pastry cutter or knives until it looks like coarse crumbs, not too fine. Sprinkle ice water over flour mix.Gently mix the flour and water, breaking up large clumps with your fingers. The point is to lightly dampen most of the flour mixture without kneading the dough.Press the dough into a ball. Roll out between sheets of flour dusted plastic wrap. You should be able to see swirls of shortening in the dough as you roll it out. Transfer the crust to a pie plate. Fill and bake according to recipe directions.

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