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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009
Best ever pie crust? I wish I could give it 0 stars. I chilled everything and let the dough balls sit in the fridge for about 6 hours. I rolled it between sheets of plastic wrap (which worked ok but I hate doing that--why should I have to deal with a crust so sticky I dare not let it touch my rolling pin? Seriously.) I peeled and poked and prodded and nudged and could NOT get it on my pie properly. In fact I may have had more CRUST stuck under my FINGERNAILS than I actually succeeded in placing on the pie. I had to make a Bisquick crust. Life's too short to fiddle with this recipe, No amount of freezing it is going to make this worth the effort.
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009
you think it's going to be too greasy, but after refrigerating it, and using flour to roll it out, it turns out prefect. Don't give up
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Reviewed: Sep. 18, 2009
I loved this recipe as it was so easy. I am not a baker so I wanted it short, fast and simple. The first time I made it, I was making a vegetable pie and it came out perfect. The next time I was making a more savory pie and I split the shortening in half and the other half was with unsalted butter and it came out yummy. You can't go wrong with this winner.
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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009
good pie crust
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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2009
This was great. First time I made pastry that turned out well. My 10 year old now feels she can make pastry.
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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009
This is the best pie crust I have ever made. I have used it for dessert pies as well as potpies and it always turns out great!
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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2009
I tried all kinds of crust recipes before a friend gave me this one years ago. None of the others that I tried had enough shortening or water and were impossible to roll out and have a good result. My mother gave up trying to make pies because of this. Try this recipe, you will have good results just as it is written. It is bland, that is what you want for a pie, the filling should be the star. You can try putting it in the frig. after mixing it, but I have always had better results mixing, rolling, and putting it in the pan. You can put it in the frig for a while after it is in the pan. I have a pastry cloth that works very well for keeping the crust from sticking. I've had mine for years, I suppose they still make them, and they would be easy to make yourself. If you don't have a pastry cloth or wooden counter to roll it out on I would use wax paper, I think it works better than plastic wrap. Sprinkle some water on you counter and put the wax paper on that, the water keeps it from slipping.
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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009
Great, simple recipe. My first pie crust. So glad I read reviews though: you MUST roll this out between sheets of plastic wrap! It is so sticky, I can't imagine trying it without the plastic wrap. I made it exactly as called for by the recipe, otherwise. Great, flaky traditional crust.
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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009
I love to cook but have never been able to make a good pie crust. This recipe I made perfectly first try, I love it!!
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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009
This pie crust is very forgiving. I consider myself an expert chef, who had never done a pie crust right. I made this, and even though I over processed it (too much water,too), it was great. The dough was a bit sticky due to the above, so I rolled it out between layers of wax paper that I had floured.
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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2009
I do not understand the one star reviews?? This is the BEST old fashioned pie crust recipe I have made! It holds up to ANY filling without getting soggy.Practically impossible to over bake~ Roll between plastic wrap if its too sticky to work with LOVE IT!Fool proof~ or should be lol!Thanks for posting it!! I will use it forever!
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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009
I knew better than to use 1 cup shortening for 2 cups flour the flour to lard ratio is all wrong. I didn't want an oil crust for a fresh fruit pie.
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Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2009
LOVE this crust! Used it to make a deep dish apple pie. Mother-in-law said it was better than hers! Followed recipe exactly, except sprinkled sugar on crust before baking. SWEET!!!
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Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2009
this was super easy to make. it tasted good as well but i found it a little dense and not quite as flaky as i would have liked.
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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009
I made the crust by the recipe, except that I used 50/50 butter blend which was the closest thing to "butter" that we had. It turned out perfect; a tiny bit tough to handle (chilled for 1 hour) but the flavor and flakiness were just right for us. This really made my pie.
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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009
Just follow the directions and you get an exelent pie crust!
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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009
It's worked out to be a yummy treat.
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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009
I LOVE this recipe. I haven't bought store bought pie crusts since trying this one. Perfect every time. Mixes up perfectly. Rolls out like a dream. Really flaky. No-one leaves even a smidge of crust on their dessert plates. The only time I had problem was when I used margarine or butter instead of shortening...or when I cheated and tried to roll out the dough after only two hours. You need to chill this dough for at least the four hours recommended. I use butter-flavored shortening.
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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2009
This was my second time making this recipe, and I think it turned out really well. I used half shortening, and half butter, and the crust came out really flaky and buttery. The first time I used all butter, and I think it came out tasty, but not flaky enough. This was a good balance, but next time, I'll try to follow the recipe exactly to see what happens. Still trying to perfect my technique, but I'm getting there! Thanks for the recipe, I'll definitely use it again!!
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Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2009
This is great pie crust! Easy to make and tastes like store bought.
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