Pie Crust

Today I'm Making... Pie Crust

I have always thought that some day I would make a pie crust... but that someday always seemed far away. I just do the typical go to freezer section pie crust, it's easy and good. Well I was looking over the shelf the other day and a guy who worked at the grocery store came up to see if I needed any help. We got into a conversation and he told me his wife makes a great homemade pie crust that is easy to make (5 minutes). He ended up taking me into the back so we could call his wife, she gave me the family recipe over the phone. Here it goes:

Recipe: (Makes 1- 9 inch pie crust)

1. Mix together: 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon white sugar, a pinch of salt.
2. Add 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 2 tablespoons milk. Roll it into a ball.
3. put the ball in the middle of the pie pan and mush it out with your fingers until it looks the like the pie crust you buy at the store. You don't need to roll it out.

Review:

This was so much easier then i thought it would be. It really did only take me 5 minutes and if anything it was better then the ones I get at the store (and significantly cheaper). I made it into pumpkin pie (my brothers favorite). I didn't pre-bake it before putting the filling in and it was perfect.

* if you are going to make something savory (like a quiche) change the recipe to have: 2 teaspoons of sugar and a full teaspoon of salt instead of what this recipe says.