Free Recipes For Me

I love the taste of homemade pie crust but the convenience of a frozen crust that I can just pull out, thaw and bake. What’s a girl to do? Make some homemade pie crust that can easily be frozen of course

Keep a few of these in your freezer and you’ll be able to whip up a pie in no time at all as a special Sunday treat or if you are having guests. When you’re ready to bake, just get out your crust, thaw a bit and roll it out. Then just follow your favorite pie recipe or just fill it with some pudding and fresh fruit. Since there is no sugar in the crust, this recipe is also perfect for making savory tarts and quiches. Believe me, once you try this, you’ll never go back to store bought pie shells again.

Freezer Pie Crust

• 2 C sifted all purpose flour
• 1 t salt
• 3/4 C shortening
• 4 to 5 T ice water
• Wax paper
• Freezer wrap

Place the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until mixture become crumbly.
Add 1 T of the ice water at a time.
After each addition, toss with a fork.
Push moistened ingredients to the side.
Only add ice water to dry ingredients.
Continue adding the ice water 1 T at a time until all the dry ingredients are moistened.
Dough should be moist enough to hold together but not sticky.
Divide dough in half.
Roll each half into a ball.
Wrap each ball with wax paper.
Wrap tightly in the freezer wrap and freeze for up to 2 months.
When ready to use bring to room temperature and roll out as desired.