Never Neglect Perfect Pie Crust
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For me, nada tastes similar Fall to a greater extent than than those gorgeous flavors of cloves, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, together with nutmeg. They olfactory belongings similar Fall, they sense of savor similar Fall.
Throw them into a pie amongst fresh-off-the-tree juicy ripe peaches? I mean, holy smokes.
But all the lovely Fall spices together with juicy peaches inward the the world wouldn't hold upward worth it unless yous had a perfect bed of flaky, buttery, pie crust to larn amongst it. Which is why I accept come upward to yous today, friends, amongst a hush-hush fiddling precious rock of mine...
I've kept this recipe to myself for vii years, together with today, it's all yours. I desire yous all to hold upward successful inward the kitchen, together with brand the best pies of your life, together with sometimes all yous demand is a dynamite sure-fire recipe.
How did I come upward upon this recipe? Story time, folks.
It was the summertime earlier nosotros got married. Ryan was out selling safety systems inward Chicago, piece I worked hither inward Utah at a credit/criminal records firm/boutique/whatever. People would contact us to exercise background checks on people they're nearly to hire or purpose a tenants, together with we'd give them the goods for a price.
I'll acknowledge it, I was totally distracted that whole summer. My fiance was far away, I was working total fourth dimension together with planning a marriage amongst my Mom. It was nuts. I'm pretty certain they all hated me there, together with were excited to accept the twitterpated blondie out of their pilus past times the fourth dimension the summertime was through. But i matter they did that made me experience similar mayhap they form of liked me there... was a killer goodbye party. They all threw me a bridal shower at move together with ordered a giant pile of Cafe Rio. It was awesome. One of the gifts was from this sugariness older lady named Janet. She was the kindest, sweetest mortal on the planet, but proficient heavens, she could dish it out when I needed it, together with I loved that nearly her. She merely handed me an envelope for my gift. I opened it together with constitute a recipe for pie crust, amongst her peach pie recipe. GOLD MINE, I say you. I can't think anything else I had received that 24-hour interval for my bridal shower, except for this sweet, beautiful thoughtful gem.
The peach pie recipe is awesome (to hold upward shared later) but HOLY SMOKES ARE YOU KIDDING ME the pie crust recipe was something for the ages. It was phenomenal. It was every unmarried matter you'd always promise together with dream of for inward a flaky, buttery, slow pie crust. I've been using the recipe always since, together with volition never larn back. It's easy, it's low-maintenance, but it's 100% from scratch. Dearest Janet, if you're notwithstanding out at that spot marching to that beautiful melody of yours, give thank yous you for changing my rattling ain life of pie.
(or is it Pi? haaah)
Never Fail Perfect Pie Crust
makes 2 pie rounds
makes 2 pie rounds
ingredients:
2 C flour
1 C butter (or shortening), cubed
1 t salt
1/2 C mutual frigidity milk
1 T vinegar
method:
1. In the bowl of a stand upward mixer fitted amongst paddle attachment, add together common salt to flour, together with then add together cubed butter (or shortening). Mix on medium speed until mixture looks similar crumbly peas together with cornmeal.
2. Add vinegar to mutual frigidity milk, together with then add together to flour mixture all at once. Stir until exactly combined on depression speed (don't overmix).
3. Dump mixture out onto a floured surface. Split into 2 baseball-sized balls. Set i aside. Roll out ball amongst a rolling pin, making certain to flip over after each roll. Roll into nearly 1/8-inch thick round. Fold inward half, together with carefully lay into pie pan.
4. If you're doing a one-crust pie, reduce edges amongst a knife together with flute edges amongst hands, together with relieve the other one-half for a pie to hold upward used inside a distich days. If you're doing a two-crust pie, Fill the pie, together with then flatten out the other one-half of the pie dough every bit yous did amongst the get-go half. Lattice, slice, cut, cast it into whatever yous want, together with then lay it on the pie filling. Bake according to directions pertaining to pie filling. Enjoy!
Recipe source: Janet Peacock, friend & old coworker
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