* I've also been working on a (coconut oil - based) vegan butter substitute of my own, but unfortunately I've been unsuccessful in developing a recipe that
works in pie crusts.
Not exact matches
Making Things Easier
Working quickly enough to keep everything ice cold while walking back and forth to the refrigerator can be a challenge, which is why preparing your
pie crust on a refrigerated worktop with built
in refrigerated storage is so much easier, especially when making more than one
crust at a time.
I also have to tell you that this is probably the only time that I will reach for the store bought
pie crust, but that is only because the two homemade
pie crusts I tried
in this recipe, did not
work out.
Unlike
pie crust (you don't want to
work pie crust too much) you want to continue to add flour to the dough until it is thick and smooth
in texture.
Heirloom Tomato Tart Taken directly from Chez Cherie Cooking School
in La Canada CA
Pie Dough for a 9 ″ tart, store bought or homemade
works fine (click the link to my Lemon Meringue
Pie which includes the plain and perfect
pie crust recipe and how - to).
I'm sure I can cut the ingredients so there's
pie filling left over, but I wasn't sure if the consistency would
work still
in a normal
crust...?
hmmm... i'm wondering how this would
work out with a press -
in crust in a
pie pan?
When you've
worked your way all around the
pie, the last thing to do is prick the
crust all over the bottom and sides with a fork, and then chill it for at least an hour before baking, which helps the
crust keep its shape
in the oven.
Other than that, you just need the same coconut oil
pie crust from the last time, about 20 minutes of prep
work and 25 — 35 minutes
in the oven.
Because the vodka adds moisture to the
pie crust dough, allowing it to be malleable enough to
work with while you're preparing it, but bakes off
in the oven.
After seeing sour cream
pie crusts here and there, I wondered whether crème fraîche might
work the same way
in producing a
crust that's a bit easier to roll out but just as tender and flaky, and it turns out that was exactly the case!
I have made
pie crust (as well as scones, biscuts) many times before so I am familiar and comfortable with the process of
working cold butter into flour until it is
in little pea size bits, so I don't think anything went wrong there.
I looked back at what I said about the
pie crust in that old post and realized I'd talked about how it was sticky and hard to
work with, which I had totally forgotten.
It also
works well
in gluten free baking, and can be
worked into a dough (like a
pie crust) like flour.