The Week of Eating In: Day Five – Pie Crust From Scratch
26 February 2010 - James Boo
Today’s post is a straight-up tutorial, entirely on video:
Friday’s Meals
-Yogurt with frozen berries and granola
-Quick-cook steel cut oats with ripe banana
-Fuji apple
-Home fries from scratch with Fried egg over easy
-Bugs on a log
-Mixed greens-and-apple salad with homemade basalmic dressing
-Pork schnitzel and sauteed yellow squash
February 27th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Very cool. Love the ending.
I’ve been making pies for the last few years and the only difference is that the recipe I use adds a little bit of sugar to the mix, not sure how much off-hand. However, I have no idea how significantly it changes the taste.
Hm…sounds like I need to do a pie crust taste test. Yum.
February 28th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Such a painful use of a pie crust :(
February 28th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Mel – I guess it depends on your tastes. Since pie fillings tend to have more than enough sugar, I find that adding fruit zest or some other source of flavor to the crust is more of a significant change. Also, you can experiment with different types of fats. I can’t stand shortening in pie crust, but leaf lard is a winner if used in reasonable proportion to butter :)
Humble – Fear not! Amit didn’t drop the crust on the ground. I cleaned out the snow, put it in the fridge, and made a filling to go into it the very next evening.
March 1st, 2010 at 9:16 pm
What!? Doesn’t that mean you had NYC-contaminated snow!?!!?
What filling?
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:17 am
I froze the entire thing once it was filled! Hopefully that took care of any remaining molecules of urban living.
Included a photo of the pie in the next post :)
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:22 pm
I noticed. I am please. (Please send me a pie, I promise I’ll share with Mel and Zach)
November 27th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I loved this how-to video! This was my first time making pie crust from scratch and you’re right it’s easy! I’m never buying store bought again. I made an apple pie for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it! Thanks James :0
http://picasaweb.google.com/ashdelose/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCKP3yf-Y48zlEA#5544396491203649650
November 29th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
:D
September 25th, 2011 at 1:26 am
I’m leaving this comment here so I don’t need to watch the video if I’m pressed for time. (Although the video is awesome and I usually watch it anyway)
1/2 tsp Salt.
1 1/2 C flour
1 stick butter
ice water
425*
10-12 min
don’t forget to fork it