These mini pies are a great thing to serve to the kids. We had a Homeowners Association picnic at our home one summer and over 100 people attended, half of them or more were children. This was a big hit! Everyone thought a mother came up with the idea, and I said “How about a Grandmother?” … Continue reading
This crust is great with a banana cream filling – one of our favorite cream pies. See my recipe Banana Cream Pie with Maple Syrup. 1-1/4 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. sugar 6 tbsp. very cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 4 tbsp. very cold vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1/2 … Continue reading
Lots of people like cheese on top of their apple pie, especially my husband. This is one way to add the cheese by making a cheddar cheese pie crust. I recently found another recipe from The Best of America’s Test Kitchen 2015.
I am known for my flaky pie crust and this is a good recipe for all fruit and cream pies. In 2013 I tried a slightly different pie crust from the Gandy Dancer and it was delicious; see recipe below. If you have a juicy filling, brush the bottom piece of dough with an egg … Continue reading