Someone's Pastry for a Double-Crust Pie (Or Two Pie Crusts) Recipe

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Someone's Pastry for a Double-Crust Pie (Or Two Pie Crusts)
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter flavor shortening (plain would work fine)
  • 2 cups flour , stirred and spooned into the measuring cup
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 10 tbsp cold water (may need more or less, depending on weather)

Directions:

  1. Prepare to have the ice water handy by filling a Pyrex measuring cup with water and ice cubes. Set it by your work area, and let it get icy cold.
  2. Combine flour and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. With a pastry cutter (or two knives), cut the shortening in until the mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs.
  4. Take out the pastry cutter and, while stirring with a fork, add 1 Tablespoon ice cold water at a time until the dough is sticky and comes together. If the weather (or your kitchen) is warm/humid, less water will be needed. Be sure you have the consistency you want, because it's very difficult to add more water.
  5. Form half the dough into a ball with your hands, and flatten the ball into a 1/2 thickness, rounding the edges.
  6. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface (you can place between sheets of wax or parchment paper, if that is easier), and roll into a 10 circle (roll with your wrists doing the work, not your shoulders. I saw that on a Bobby Flay - Pie Throwdown episode).
  7. Gently transfer to a 9 pie plate. Gently press the pastry down into the plate, being sure not to stretch or tear the dough. If it does tear a little, just take some off the edge, and patch it.
  8. Create a decorative edge around the top, and cut any extra crust off of the edge.
  9. Repeat for a second single-crust pie, or fill the bottom crust and top with the second half of this recipe for a double-crust pie.
  10. Blind bake the crusts or fill and bake as directed in your recipe.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 677.07 Kcal (2835 kJ)
Calories from fat 447.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.69g 76%
Sodium 1500.09mg 63%
Potassium 97.87mg 2%
Total Carbs 49.69g 17%
Dietary Fiber 5.52g 22%
Protein 6.31g 13%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 150.2mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 470.3 Kcal (1969 kJ)
Calories from fat 310.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.51g 76%
Sodium 1041.97mg 63%
Potassium 67.98mg 2%
Total Carbs 34.51g 17%
Dietary Fiber 3.83g 22%
Protein 4.38g 13%
Iron 2.2mg 18%
Calcium 104.3mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.9
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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