Kitchen

[Sweetbay magnolia]

Thanks, all.  Sounds like I will need to experiment a bit to find what works best for me, and my oven.

I dream of being able to make a gorgeous pie and walking it over to my neighbor to say thanks for being there (and being able to say it is my creation).

One question I have:  does it matter what type of flour you use?  Self-rising or not?

[jaxs mom]

You don't want to use high gluten flour. I use unbleached all purpose flour. 

[dex]

I agree with everyone's tips but I want to add that I always mix in the lard with my hands by rubbing and then picking up more and rubbing that between my palms until it looks like coarse meal.I learned that from my MIL.When I roll it is between two pieces of wax paper I flour the bottom piece lightly and then place dough and flatten a bit with hands.Sprinkle s little flour cover with another piece of wax paper and begin rolling.I turn the whole thing over and gently lift and flour and cover and roll again.Keep this going till your crust is large enough for your pie plate wth extra to flute.I like my crust really thin to save fat calories and I have gotten really good at rolling and plating a very thin crust.

[VaBelle35]

You want Gold Medal All Purpose.

Stay away from King Arthur All Purpose as that is not good for cookies, cakes or probably pie crusts.

[Mothertrucker]

No you don't want to use self rising flour in a pie crust!

[Sweetbay magnolia]

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@Mothertrucker wrote:

No you don't want to use self rising flour in a pie crust!

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See!  What do I know!  Thanks.

[Mothertrucker]

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

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@Mothertrucker wrote:

No you don't want to use self rising flour in a pie crust!

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See!  What do I know!  Thanks.

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  and that is why we are here to help you! everyone starts somewhere!

self rising flour is great for things that you want to rise, like biscuits. It saves you the step of adding additional leavening, (like baking powder or soda)..  but, imagine if your pie crust "rose"?? see what I mean?

[Group 5 minus 1]

Used to fuss about my pie crust then I discovered the ones in the refrigerator case in the grocery store.  Other thing-I NEVER eat pie crust!!!

[kitty4me]

If only I thought I could do this.

[deb5555]

Why does boxed refrigerated pie dough stick to itself when you try to unwrap it from the plastic after 1 hour of sitting out?