CDKitchen.com - It's what's cooking online!
Recipe Search!
Search Title Only
Search Entire Recipe

cdkitchen > recipes > meals / dishes > desserts > pie crust > martha stewart's pefect pie shell

Martha Stewart's Pefect Pie Shell

Recipe At A Glance
Rating: 5/5
5 stars based on 4 reviews

recipe is ready in 1-2 hrs Ready in: 1-2 hrs ?
recipe difficulty 3/5 Difficulty:   3/5


Serves/Makes:   1 crust


  

Be the first to upload an photo of this recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 stick butter
1 1/2 tablespoon shortening
1/8 cup ice water


DIRECTIONS:

Put flour and salt in the bowl of food processor. Cut the butter and shortening into the flour. Process a few seconds until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Drop water very slowly and process briefly. The entire process should take about 20 - 30 seconds.

Remove dough, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 1 hr. Remove from refrigerator and let stand for 15 min. before rolling out. Bake in a 400 degrees F oven until done. Can be doubled for top and bottom crust.


NUTRITION:

154 calories, 11 grams fat, 12 grams carbohydrates, 2 grams protein per 1/8th crust.
Show full nutritional data (including Weight Watcher's Points ®, cholesterol, sodium, vitamins, and diabetic exchanges)


This Martha Stewart's Pefect Pie Shell recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 1 crust

Recipe ID: 31948

SUBMITTED BY: supersalad


REVIEWS:


4 Reviews

Guest Chef at CDKitchen.comrecipe rating
Guest: DEGuest 2011-11-04
Excellent and easy to do. As I had no idea what the name for shortening is in German I used a whole stick of butter instead of the 3/4 the recipe says and reduced the water just a tad. It turned out perfect!


Guest Chef at CDKitchen.comrecipe rating
Guest: niki 2008-07-07
This is the best pie crust I have ever made. It is so smooth to roll out and the buttery flavor is great 5 stars!


Guest Chef at CDKitchen.comrecipe rating
Guest: cherry pie sue 2008-01-04
I always get rave reviews on my cherrie pie made with this crust recipie. I always make an extra crust because it doesn't seem to be quite enough for my 10" deep dish pies. But nothing goes to waste. My kids roll out the leftover crust and sprinkle generously with sugar and cinamon for "Pie Crust Cookies." Cut into random diamond shapes or squares. Bake at 350 'til golden brown ...DELICIOUS!!


Guest Chef at CDKitchen.comquestion or comment
Guest: Hotshot 2008-12-10
Ok girls/guys - I don't have a food processor - am I out of luck on this pie crust???? And secondly, what exactly is "shortening" and can "oleo" be substituted? (I don't have a clue what oleo is made from either.) I'm just trying to avoid transfats. Any ideas or suggestions so I can keep moving FWd with my french silk pie endeavor??? Appreciate it.


Advertisement