{"id":311,"date":"2015-05-31T12:55:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T19:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leighadactyl.com\/food\/?p=311"},"modified":"2015-05-26T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T00:13:31","slug":"pie-crust-perfected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leighadactyl.com\/food\/pie-crust-perfected\/","title":{"rendered":"Pie Crust Perfected"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been making pie crust for a long time (maybe 20 years!) but have never made a perfect pie crust until last week.<\/p>\n

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I’m a little hesitant to give up this recipe because I think of it as my grandmother’s even though I have no memory of her ever making a pie. It came out of her big old red cookbook, the name of which I no longer know (and again, I have no memory of her ever using this or any cookbook). I have since made a lot of adjustments and last week I ended up with the perfect recipe. Or maybe it was something about the atmosphere, timing, etc. that will make it impossible to reproduce.<\/p>\n

Plain Pastry<\/strong>
\nYield: 1 double crust (or two singles, obviously)<\/p>\n

1 1\/2 c all purpose flour
\n1\/2 c wheat flour
\n1 tsp salt
\n9 T butter
\n1\/4 to 1\/2 c ice water<\/p>\n

Mix 1 c all purpose flour, wheat flour and salt. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter, fork or fingers. Mix in remaining 1\/2 c flour. Drizzle water a little bit at a time, incorporating using a rubber spatula, not really mixing but gently sticking the flour-fat particles together. Divide in two (make one slightly larger if making a double crust pie), shape into balls and flatten into discs, wrap in plastic wrap or wax paper. Chill 30 minutes (or freeze for later use).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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