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Shortbread Crust

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"Simple and easy shortbread crust you'll love. Especially wonderful if your planning to make a peach pie." — Silly Rabbit

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Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch pie crust Change Servings

1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Stir together flour and baking powder; blend into butter mixture. Pat into a 9 inch pie plate.
Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.

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Delicious shortbread crust. A few comments, though: 1) yields 2 pies, or one double crust; 2) I think baking powder may be omitted, since the shortbread rises very high and 3) may add 1/2 to 1 tsp salt, to make it even more shortbready.

—IVANDIEPART

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Mar 09, 2012

I made this and left out the baking powder because I was afraid it would puff up too much. Even without the baking powder, the crust was so thick that there was no longer space in my 9 inch pie plate for the pie filling and I had to use a different recipe. Sprinkled it with cinnamon sugar, cut it into wedges, and called it shortbread cookies instead. Tasted good, but was impractical as a pie crust. I think it would work nicely as a crust if you cut the recipe down by a third.

—The Bunny Chef

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Jun 07, 2003

We have updated this recipe due to a typo. The amount of baking powder has been reduced to 1/4 teaspoon.

—the allrecipes staff

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Jul 25, 2004

Quick and easy to make crust. I refrigerated the dough for a half hour before baking, pricked the crust on the bottom to keep it from "poofing" up too much, and added 1 tsp. of vanilla for flavour. Quick, easy and delicious. I agree with the previous review; it yields two crusts. Great with the Fresh Strawberry Pie I.

—WIDALLAS

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Apr 15, 2008

This recipe provides more dough than will fit into a 9-in pie plate. It would probably work better in a 9x13. I had to cook 7 minutes longer than indicated to get it done & a couple of times had to take it out of the oven to pat down & reshape the rising dough so it would leave room in the dish for my pie filling. It was worth the effort though & went nicely with my key lime pie.

—mommymeggy

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Jul 21, 2003

What a simple recipie for crust. Excellent tasting, I could just eat the crust alone. Also the fat calories are not the high.

—Silly Rabbit

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Feb 23, 2006

Very tasty. My supermarket doesn't carry the premade shortbread crusts anymore so I thought I'd try this one. I also added a capful of vanilla to the batter and refrigerated the pie crust for about 1/2 hour prior to baking. I found baking time is more like 15-20 minutes. This crust is great with strawberry pie recipes from this site.

—KIMBILL

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Jul 05, 2004

I thought this recipe was delicious. The first time I made it I filled the crust with fresh strawberries, and the second I used dulce de leche ice cream. Delicious!

—XXNiffer666XX

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Nutrition

Calories
348 kcal
17%

Carbohydrates
31.7 g
10%

Cholesterol
61 mg
20%

Fat
23.3 g
36%

Fiber
0.8 g
3%

Protein
3.5 g
7%

Sodium
179 mg
7%

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

Nutritional Information

Shortbread Crust

Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 348
Calories from Fat: 210

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 23.3g 36 %
Saturated Fat 14.6g 73 %
Cholesterol 61mg 20 %
Sodium 179mg 7 %
Potassium 40mg 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 31.7g 10 %
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 3 %
Protein 3.5g 7 %
Sugars 7.8g
Vitamin A 14 %
Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron 15 %
Thiamin 25 %
Niacin 20 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium 3 %
Folate 32 %

* 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.