Pie Crust

Easy, and delicious.  I get this crust recipe from my Mater.  This is also the one I used for the Chicken Pot Pie.  It can be frozen for about 6-8 months and thaw in the microwave or let sit to reuse.

Okay, So I lied.  I think I used this a tart crust. mostly the same but sweeter so it is kinda nice here goes.

Tart Crust

1 1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

1/4 tsp salt

9 Tbl Frozen unsalted butter - 1cm cube chunks

1 large egg yolk

Put flour, sugar, and salt in food processor.  Add butter and pulse until the butter is coarsely cut in.  Add egg yolk and pulse several times from 10 sec. each.  Dough should begin to clump. 

** Note - if you use the tart crust for the chicken pot pie, you will actually want to melt the butter, instead of keeping it frozen.  Frozen makes it crumbly.

Pie crust 

3 cups flour 

1 tsp salt 

1.5 cup crisco 

Mix together   

1 egg slitghly beaten 

1 tbs vinegar 

9 tbs water 

Mix together   

Mix together both mixtures and roll out    Makes 3 shells.

Sorry, I never make things easy on anyone.  The pie crust is super easy though and I think it ends up about the same as those that take considerably longer.