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No Roll Pie Crust I

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"This is a no roll, press in the pan crust, made with oil instead of shortening. It is very good and very easy. A good choice for when a top crust isn't necessary. Vegetable oil may be used instead of peanut oil." — Karin Christian

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Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch pie crust Change Servings

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup peanut oil

1/4 cup ice water
1/2 teaspoon salt

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Directions

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Place dough in the pie pan, and press it out evenly with your fingers. Fill with favorite pie filling and bake.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Nov 05, 2006

This pie dough was very strange and oily when I was trying to pat it in the pie pan. A rolling pin does make it easier to get a consistant thickness in the crust (next time) but figured I'd give it a go. Had enough dough to also make a small tart so as an experiment I prebaked the tart shell for 10 minutes before pouring the sweet potato pie in it. Both pie crusts were very good especially since they are much healthier (used canola oil). The prebaked shell had a little more texture, both were crisp and had good color around the edge. Very good flavor (not oily in my opinion) but I used the "Pecan Sweet Potato Pie" recipe which is sooo good that the crust is secondary. I will definitely use this recipe from now on but will use a little less oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, and less water to start. Probably prebake the crust too but either way ... very easy and healthier ... won't be going back to butter or Crisco.

—SOCAL REINER

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Feb 15, 2011

Disappointing; oily and tough. I would not make this again.

—Susan T-O

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213 Ratings

Aug 06, 2003

This recipe is AMAZING! I've always made my crusts with butter and/ or shortening, so they were fairly time-consuming & difficult to work with. But I whipped this crust up in 5 minutes, & it was delicious-- flaky, tender, & crisp (my pie crusts have tended to be soggy). I'm so glad I discovered this recipe at the beginning of summer so I can use it for all my fresh fruit pies!!

—JLD114

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Apr 06, 2008

I have waited almost six years to rate this recipe. I lived in China for 4 of those years teaching at a university. My students were eager to learn about American customs, holidays, food etc, but less interested in food because they were sure that McD's fully represented that genre. So I wanted to introduce real Am food. But Chinese kitchens do not have ovens, so we had to buy a toaster oven. They also only have tiny rolling pins to make Chinese dumplings - jiaozi. So this recipe was my answer. Well, six years later I have made several hundred apple, pumpkin, minced meat, turkey pot, chicken pot, chocolate, blueberry, peach and probably a few other kinds of pies using this recipe. Top crusts are made by patting out onto a piece of plastic wrap on a plate. I have only great things to say about the results!!! Thanks for wonderful memories, great tastes and cross-cultural fun!

—Rbelle

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Dec 27, 2006

Christmas morning as I was prepping my desserts, I found out the frozen pie shells I bought were all broken up. I figure I would just make one myself, only to find out that I did not have any shortening and all the stores are close for Christmas. I did a search for pie crust with no shortening and found this site. What a great relief!! This is the easiest pie crust ever!! I was a bit skeptical at first considering I was going to make a crumb apple pie and a pecan pie and one of the reviews mentioned it was quite salty while another review mentioned it is best for quiche but not as a dessert pie crust. I did not want to take a chance on it being to salty, so I put less salt than it asked for. I was going to try to use smart balance instead of oil but did not want to be to aggressive, so I used canola oil in lieue of peanut oil. I do intend to use whole wheat flour and splenda next time and I will post a review for it when I did. Overall, both apple and pecan pies turned out better than if I would have used a store bought frozen pie shell/crust. This pie crust tasted so wonderfull and especially easy and mess free. I definitely will email this recipe to everyone I know.

—Rhoda

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Jan 02, 2006

I will never make a pie crust with unhealthy shortening again. I use canola oil for a heart-healthier crust. Roll this between two sheets of waxed paper. Couldn't be easier.

—GINGERPET

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Sep 18, 2005

I really enjoyed this recipe! It was simple and quick to make. I made 2 sweet potato pies using this recipe. With the first pie, I press the dough into pie pan. That worked very well. With my second pie, I actually put the dough ball in between two pieces of wax paper and rolled it out using the palm of my hand. (I discovered that it actually works just as good, if not better than using a rolling pin.) This is too worked very well. As for the taste, great. The texture was wonderful. It was very flaky and hearty. Unlike other reviews, I did not find the crust dry, rather it complimented my pie filling well. I will never buy another storebrand pie crust or slave again to make homemade pie crust. This recipe was fabulous! Thanks again!

—Rachael C.

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Sep 25, 2007

This makes a decent pie crust. Honestly, pie crust is just better with shortening or lard, but I will keep using this recipe for health reasons. I made pumpkin pie with it. In order to get the crust to hold to the walls of my no-stick pie pan, I had to chill the pan with the dough in it for 15 minutes or so, and then push it up the sides. After chilling it kept its form well.

—DannyBoy

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Nutrition

Calories
205 kcal
10%

Carbohydrates
17.9 g
6%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
13.7 g
21%

Fiber
0.6 g
3%

Protein
2.4 g
5%

Sodium
146 mg
6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

No Roll Pie Crust I

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 205
** Calories from Fat: 124

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 13.7g 21 %
** Saturated Fat 2.3g 12 %
** Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
** Sodium 146mg 6 %
** Potassium 25mg < 1 %
** Total Carbohydrates 17.9g 6 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.6g 3 %
** Protein 2.4g 5 %
** Sugars 0.1g
** Vitamin A 0 %
** Vitamin C 0 %
** Calcium < 1 %
** Iron 11 %
** Thiamin 18 %
** Niacin 14 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium 2 %
** Folate 24 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.