Pie Crust
Pie Crust from Scratch
A perfect flaky butter pie crust from scratch. A well made pie crust is a very important part of any pie. With only a few ingredients and a little practice you can master the skill of make the perfect pie crust for any pie. It is very quick, simple and easy to make from the comfort of your home.
Make Pie Crust for any Pie from Scratch
Directions
- Cut the butter into cube and refrigerate for about 30 minute to an hour.
- Sift the flour, add the salt and mix to combine. The add the chilled butter and mix in with the aid or a fork, potato masher or the tips of your fingers.
- Add in the ice water gradually until the flour is moist enough to hold together. Push the dough together to form a ball. Split dough into 2 parts, wrap them in a plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, dust the work surface with flour to prevent the dough from sticking to it.
- Roll the dough to a 1/4 of an inch (or your desired thickness) while still maintaining the circular shape. Don't forget to frequent lift the dough off the board to ensure it does not stick to the board.
- Use the pie pan to measure the rolled out dough. The dough should be about 2 inches wider on all side.
- Transfer the rolled dough with the aid of the rolling pin into the pie pan. And nicely tuck the dough into the pan so that it does not shrink during baking.
- Decorate the edge of the pie or you could trim it off. To decorate your pie, make sure the is about 1/2 inch of excess dough to form the edges. Place your left index finger on one side of the edge and your right index and thumb on the other side. With your left index finger, push the dough towards and in between the right thumb and index fingers while pushing the right fingers forward too.
- Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour or longer. Use when needed to bake your favorite pie
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups Flour (All Purpose)
1 cup cold Butter
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
6 -10 tbsp Ice water (1/4 - 1/2 cup)
Sweet Potato Pie
Easy to make Homemade Sweet Potato Pie
Sweet potato pie is one of my favorite side dish during festive times. It is so delicious and decadent that you simply can't get enough of it. After mastering the skill of making sweet potato pie, my kids always ask for it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will be showing you how to make the best sweet potato pie with condensed milk from scratch.
Directions
- Wash potatoes, pat dry and poke holes into the potatoes with a fork to prevent the potatoes from exploding in the oven. Wrap the potatoes in parchment paper and the with foil, bake in the oven for an hour or til done. Insert a knife or a skewer to check if it is cooked through. Once it goes in easily that means it is done.
- Peel and mash the potatoes. The beat the mashed potatoes with a mixer until fluffy.
- Add brown sugar and mix to combine
- Add butter and mix to combine
- Add the eggs 2 at a time and mix to combine
- When properly combined, add salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, vanilla extract and lemon extract and mix to combine.
- Add a can of condensed milk and mix to combine.
- Pour mixture into the pie crust and bake for 60 minutes on 350 degrees F/180 degrees C).
- Let them cool overnight and enjoy the next day.
Ingredients:
2 Pound sweet Potatoes
1 cup softened or melted Butter
1 cup brown Sugar
1 can Condensed Milk (14 oz)
4 eggs (Room temperature)
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp Lemon Extract
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
Bake for 1 hr 350 degrees F