Is it possible to make pie dough that is free of trans fat?!
Answers:
Sure it is!. You can make a pie crust using real butter rather than shortening!. Just make sure you use cold butter, and ice water!.
***Buttery Flaky Pie Crust***
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/4 cup ice water
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt!. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs!. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball!. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight!.
Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate!. Place crust in pie plate!. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate!.
Or you could try this recipe that uses vegetable oil!.!.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons milk
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)!.
Place all ingredients in 9 inch pie pan!. Stir together with fork!. Pat mixture into bottom and up the sides of the pan!. Poke holes in bottom and side of crust!.
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown!. Use as directed in favorite pie recipe!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
***Buttery Flaky Pie Crust***
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/4 cup ice water
DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt!. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs!. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball!. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight!.
Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate!. Place crust in pie plate!. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate!.
Or you could try this recipe that uses vegetable oil!.!.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons milk
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C)!.
Place all ingredients in 9 inch pie pan!. Stir together with fork!. Pat mixture into bottom and up the sides of the pan!. Poke holes in bottom and side of crust!.
Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown!. Use as directed in favorite pie recipe!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Use either butter or lard to make the pie crusts!
Our great grandmothers never had Crisco, and they made excellent pie crusts!.
Same proportions - 3 parts flour to 1 part fat, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and 1 part liquid!.
I like to use very cold butter and cut it into the sifted dry ingredients until it is mostly blended!. It should look like cornmeal!. Then add ice water to make it into a dough!.
My neighbor used lard and cut it into the sifted dry ingredients until it was like cornmeal, then added boiling water to make it into a dough!.
The sugar is to make the crust brown gently as it bakes!. Do not leave it out or sub sugar substitutes for it!.
Always let the dough rest for at least half an hour in the fridge!. Do not knead the dough overly much, just enough to turn it into a flattened ball!.
Roll it between 2 sheets waxed paper or plastic for best results!. Use the bottom sheet to handle the pie crust!. then peel off!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Our great grandmothers never had Crisco, and they made excellent pie crusts!.
Same proportions - 3 parts flour to 1 part fat, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 Tablespoon sugar, and 1 part liquid!.
I like to use very cold butter and cut it into the sifted dry ingredients until it is mostly blended!. It should look like cornmeal!. Then add ice water to make it into a dough!.
My neighbor used lard and cut it into the sifted dry ingredients until it was like cornmeal, then added boiling water to make it into a dough!.
The sugar is to make the crust brown gently as it bakes!. Do not leave it out or sub sugar substitutes for it!.
Always let the dough rest for at least half an hour in the fridge!. Do not knead the dough overly much, just enough to turn it into a flattened ball!.
Roll it between 2 sheets waxed paper or plastic for best results!. Use the bottom sheet to handle the pie crust!. then peel off!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I let mine cook on low in the slow cooker pretty much all day!. I add to mine
1 can of beef broth
1/2 can of water
1 pkg of Italian dressing (the dry stuff)
1 pkg of Au Jus Www@FoodAQ@Com
1 can of beef broth
1/2 can of water
1 pkg of Italian dressing (the dry stuff)
1 pkg of Au Jus Www@FoodAQ@Com