Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hey, has anyone ever made pie crust from anything other than Crisco? I love to bake pies but hate using hydrogenated vegetable oil and would love to find a healthier alternative. -Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I started making my pie crust with oil in 1980 after my father had a heart attack. I now use Enova or canola oil. When you mix it up you will swear it is not going to work, but have faith. It will bake up just fine. This was my mother's recipe Pie Crust (with oil) Makes 1 crust 1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons cold water Mix flour, salt, and oil with a fork. Add water and mix. If too dry, add more oil. Flatten ball of dough between 2 sheets of wax paper, rolling it out to the size you desire. Peel off top sheet of wax paper. Invert your pie plate over the dough and flip the dough into the plate as you turn it back over. After centering the dough in the plate as much as possible, carefully peel the wax paper off of the dough. Finish fitting the dough into the plate. If you need a prebaked crust, bake at 325 degrees until browned. Otherwise, add filling. If you want a top crust, repeat the recipe, invert over filling, centering as needed, peel the wax paper off, and crimp. Bake at 425 degrees until filling is done and crust is browned. My grandmother used a slightly different recipe for her 2 crust pies. Pie Crust (with oil) Makes 2 crusts 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup oil 3 tablespoons water 3/4 teaspoon salt Mix ingredients together. Flatten between 2 sheets of wax paper. elevenpups <elevenpups Hey, has anyone ever made pie crust from anything other than Crisco? I love to bake pies but hate using hydrogenated vegetable oil and would love to find a healthier alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 If you go to the recipes files, inside the dessert folder there is a pie & pie crust folder. Donna The seed is in bloom, will it meet an early doom or survive in a tranquil sea? Does it face an early end, will it find a real friend, should it be called humanity? Will creation of man bring death by his hand or will life be his destiny? The Seed - Rare Earth --- On Sun, 9/21/08, elevenpups <elevenpups wrote: elevenpups <elevenpups pie crust Sunday, September 21, 2008, 9:00 AM Hey, has anyone ever made pie crust from anything other than Crisco? I love to bake pies but hate using hydrogenated vegetable oil and would love to find a healthier alternative. -Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Now available in some supermarkets, check it out, non-hydrogenated shortening, made with palm oil. It is just like regular shortening! Check out some of the store brands, this is what they have at our local supermarket called Cash Wise, a.k.a Coborn's in other parts of the country. Also, you can get palm oil in international markets, specifically African markets. the kind they sell is usually orange. I love to use coconut oil, especially for coconut cream pie! I use about half/half palm. ~Kathleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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