Pi(e)

 

Today is March 14.  And it's also known as Pi Day.  3.14.  So I here's a great recipe for pie crust dough.

310 grams of flour

5 grams of kosher salt

32 grams of sugar

60 grams of vegetable shortening such as Crisco

170 grams of cold butter

128 grams of icy cold water

Cut the butter and Crisco into small pieces and freeze them.

Use a food process for the next steps for the best results (with a metal blade).

Place the flour, salt and sugar into the processor and let it run for a few seconds to mix it up.

Add the frozen bits of butter to the food processor and pulse it a handful of times.

Then do the same with the Crisco.

Then finally take the whole mixture out of the processor, emptying it into a large mixing bowl.  Add the icy cold water and slowly mix it up.

Divide the dough into two equal pieces and wrap in plastic, flattening them into a disk.  Refrigerate for several hours.  Then it's ready to use.

The dough can also be frozen for a month easily.

The picture above shows an apple slab pie made with this dough.  This is not a small hand-held pie.  This pie is about 9 inches by 5 inches and is not made in a pie dish.  Instead it is baked flat as a slab, hence, the name.

If I didn't have a busy day already planned, I'd make a pie myself.  Perhaps this weekend.

Have a great day, everyone!