Creating a delicious single crust pie requires the perfect pastry. Whether you prefer a flaky, buttery crust or a tender, crispy one, there are endless recipes to choose from. This article will guide you through the art of pastry making, providing you with tips and tricks to achieve the perfect consistency and flavor. We'll explore different types of pastry, from classic all-butter crust to oil-based or vegan options, so you can create the perfect pie for any occasion. Let's dive into the world of pastry and discover the best recipe for your single crust pie.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BUTTER PASTRY FOR SINGLE CRUST 9-INCH PIE
The foundation of any pie is its crust. This recipe produces a sturdy yet flaky pie pastry specifically for single crust pies. It's crisp, light, and won't crumble apart when cutting.
Provided by Challenge Home Economist
Categories Pies, Crisps and Cobblers
Yield One 9-inch pie shell
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Butter should be cut into ½ - inch cubes and frozen.
- Combine flour and salt in food processor with knife blade attachment and process for about 8 to 10 seconds.
- Add cold butter cubes and process by pulsing approximately 8 to 10 times or until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not over mix.
- Add water through food chute with processor running. Add only enough water to moisten so dough begins to clump. Do not allow the dough to gather into a single mass.
- Form into a 4-5 inch disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes before rolling. This will make the dough more elastic and easier to handle. (Dough will keep several days in the refrigerator and several months in the freezer, but will need to be tempered before rolling.)
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface, into a 12” round; fit pastry into a 9-inch pie pan. Trim away excess allowing ½ to ¾- inch over hang. Fold dough edge under and crimp or flute. For best results freeze crust before filling or baking.
- Bake or fill according to recipe directions.
- Preheat oven to 450°F
- Prick the bottom and sides of the pastry generously with a fork - particularly where the bottom and sides meet. (If using a pan with removable bottom, do not prick holes in the pastry; instead, fit a piece of foil onto the unbaked pastry and fill with pastry weight or dried beans.)
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
PASTRY FOR SINGLE-CRUST PIE
This is the recipe we use in the Test Kitchen when we test readers' pie recipes that don't include a specific recipe for the pastry. -Janet Briggs
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 10m
Yield 1 pastry shell (8 servings).
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms. Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. or 10-in. pie plate. , Transfer crust to pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of pie plate; flute edge. Fill or bake crust according to recipe directions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 144 calories, Fat 8g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 148mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CLASSIC BUTTER PIE PASTRY
This all-butter pastry makes a flavorful, flaky pie crust. It is easy to handle and bakes to be golden brown and beautiful-just like Mom's! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 10m
Yield pastry for one 9-inch pie.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed., Shape dough into a disk for a single-crust pie; for a double-crust pie, divide dough in 2 with 1 piece slightly larger than the other. Shape into 2 disks. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight., On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 disk of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. , For a single-crust pie: Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Fill or bake according to recipe directions., For a double-crust pie: Add filling to pie. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edge. Cut slits in top. Bake according to recipe directions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 173 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 165mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
PASTRY FOR SINGLE-CRUST PIE
If you want to try your hand at making pie pastry from scratch, give this traditional recipe from our Test Kitchen a try.
Provided by Allrecipes Member
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Roll out to fit a 9-in. or 10-in pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond the edge of plate; flute edges. Fill or bake shell according to recipe directions.n
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.5 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 163 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
PASTRY FOR PIES AND TARTS
A recipe that belongs in every pie lover's collection! If you're making a baked pie crust, a one-crust or two-crust pie or tart, what you need to know can be found in this recipe.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- One-Crust Pastry: In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture forms coarse crumbs the size of small peas. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened round in plastic wrap and refrigerate 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly at room temperature before rolling. Using floured rolling pin, roll pastry on lightly floured surface (or pastry board with floured pastry cloth) into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate or 3 inches larger than 10- or 11-inch tart pan. Fold pastry into fourths and place in pie plate or tart pan, or roll pastry loosely around rolling pin and transfer to pie plate or tart pan. Unfold or unroll pastry and ease into plate or pan, pressing firmly against bottom and side and being careful not to stretch pastry, which will cause it to shrink when baked. For pie, trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of pie plate. Fold edge under to form standing rim; flute edges (see Decorative Crust Ideas, page 00). For tart, trim overhanging edge of pastry even with top of tart pan. Fill and bake as directed in pie or tart recipe.
- Two-Crust Pastry: In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or fork, until mixture forms coarse crumbs the size of small peas. Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Divide pastry in half and shape into 2 rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened rounds in plastic wrap and refrigerate 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly at room temperature before rolling. Using floured rolling pin, roll one round of pastry on lightly floured surface (or pastry board with floured pastry cloth) into round 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths and place in pie plate, or roll pastry loosely around rolling pin and transfer to pie plate. Unfold or unroll pastry and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side and being careful not to stretch pastry, which will cause it to shrink when baked. Spoon desired filling into bottom crust. Trim overhanging edge of bottom crust 1/2 inch from rim of plate. Roll out second pastry round. Fold into fourths and place over filling, or roll loosely around rolling pin and place over filling. Unfold or unroll pastry over filling. Cut slits in pastry so steam can escape. Trim overhanging edge of top pastry 1 inch from rim of plate. Fold edge of top crust under bottom crust, forming a stand-up rim of pastry that is even thickness on edge of pie plate, pressing on rim to seal; flute edges (see Decorative Crust Ideas, page 00). Bake as directed in pie recipe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 145, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 150 mg
CLASSIC CRISCO SINGLE CRUST
Make and share this Classic Crisco Single Crust recipe from Food.com.
Provided by RecipeNut
Categories Pie
Time 35m
Yield 1 pie crust
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Spoon flour into measuring cup and level.
- Combine flour and salt in medium bowl.
- Cut in shortening using pastry blender or 2 knives until all flour is blended to form pea-size chunks.
- Sprinkle with water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Toss lightly with fork until dough forms a ball.
- Press dough between hands to form 5- to 6-inch"pancake".
- Flour rolling surface and rolling pin lightly Roll dough into circle.
- Trim circle 1 inch larger than upside-down pie plate.
- Carefully remove trimmed dough.
- Set aside to reroll and use for pastry cutout garnish, if desired.
- Fold dough into quarters.
- Unfold and press into pie plate.
- Fold edge under.
- Flute.
- For recipes using a baked pie crust, heat oven to 425°F.
- Prick bottom and side thoroughly with fork (50 times) to prevent shrinkage.
- Bake at 425°F for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- For recipes using an unbaked pie crust, follow directions given for that recipe.
SINGLE-CRUST SWEET PASTRY PIE SHELL
Use with "Lemon Cheesecake Streusel Pie" or any of your favourite pie recipes calling for a single crust.
Provided by Boyz 5
Categories Dessert
Time 32m
Yield 1 pie shell
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In bowl,mix together flour,sugar and salt.Using a pastry blender cut in the butter until the consistency resembles fine crumbs with a few larger pieces.
- In liquid measure,beat egg yolk with ice-water;drizzle over dry ingredients,stirring briskly with fork to form ragged dough.Press into disc shape.Wrap in plastic wrap;refrigerate until chilled;about 30 minutes.
- On lightly floured surface,roll out pastry to generous 1/8-inch thickness;fit into 9-inch pie plate.Trim edge to 3/4-inch overhang;fold overhang under and flute edge.
- Bake at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1567.1, Fat 97.8, SaturatedFat 60, Cholesterol 432.8, Sodium 1246.4, Carbohydrate 153, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 25.8, Protein 20.6
Tips:
- Use cold butter: This will help keep the pastry flaky. You can chill the butter in the freezer for 30 minutes before using it, or grate it frozen.
- Work quickly: The more you handle the pastry, the warmer it will become and the less flaky it will be. Try to keep the mixing and kneading to a minimum.
- Don't overwork the dough: Overworking the dough will make it tough. Mix and knead the dough just until it comes together.
- Chill the dough before rolling it out: This will help prevent the dough from shrinking and make it easier to work with.
- Use a light touch when rolling out the dough: Don't press down too hard, or you will end up with a tough crust.
- Trim the edges of the dough evenly: This will help prevent the crust from shrinking.
Conclusion:
Making a single-crust pie pastry is not difficult, but it does take a little practice. By following these tips, you can make a delicious and flaky pie crust that will impress your friends and family. Here are some additional tips for making a single-crust pie pastry:- If you don't have a pastry blender, you can use two knives to cut the butter into the flour.
- If the dough is too dry, add a little bit of ice water, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough comes together.
- If the dough is too wet, add a little bit of flour, one tablespoon at a time, until the dough is no longer sticky.
- You can also use a food processor to make pie pastry. Just be careful not to overwork the dough.
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