Description
Joanna Gaines’ signature pie crust recipe delivers flaky, buttery perfection with simple ingredients and expert techniques. Bakers can create delicious homemade pastry that elevates pies from ordinary to extraordinary for memorable family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups (192 g) all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup (113 g) vegetable shortening
- 0.5 cup (120 ml) cold water
- 0.5 tsp (2.5 g) salt
Instructions
- Workspace Preparation: Arrange all measured ingredients on a clean, organized surface, ensuring swift and efficient pie crust creation.
- Mixing Process: Combine cold shortening, flour, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Use a pastry blender to blend ingredients until they resemble fine, crumbly texture with distinctive pea-sized granules.
- Dough Formation: Introduce ice-cold water into the flour mixture, gently folding and pressing until the dough coheres seamlessly. Avoid excessive manipulation to maintain the crust’s delicate structure.
- Dough Shaping: Transfer the dough onto a flour-dusted surface, compressing it into a compact disk with careful hand pressure. Utilize a rolling pin to transform the disk into a circular shape, maintaining consistent thickness by rotating periodically.
- Plate Positioning: Delicately fold the rolled dough in half, transfer it to the pie plate, and unfurl gently. Softly press the dough into the plate’s contours, eliminating air pockets and ensuring smooth coverage.
- Edge Refinement: Trim excess dough, leaving a modest overhang. Create an elegant, elevated border by folding the overhang upward and pinching between thumb and forefinger, establishing both aesthetic appeal and structural stability.
Notes
- Chill Ingredients: Keep shortening and water ice-cold to ensure a flaky, tender pie crust texture that melts in your mouth.
- Handle with Care: Minimal mixing prevents gluten development, resulting in a lighter, more delicate pastry that crumbles perfectly.
- Flour Generously: Dust work surfaces and rolling pin to prevent sticking and make dough manipulation smoother and easier.
- Perfect Crimping: Create consistent, decorative edges by using your thumb and forefinger to pinch and seal the crust evenly for a professional bakery-style finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg