Hot Water Pie Crust

Submitted by Lindsey Lawrence

"A quick and easy crust that is dairy-free and melts in your mouth."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 2 crusts
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon soy margarine
• 3⁄4 cup boiling water
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

directions

1. In a large bowl, add the first three ingredients and mix until creamy.
2. This might take a couple of minutes; be patient.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until dough forms.
4. Knead dough for two minutes.
5. Wrap dough in wax paper and chill in the fridge for a minimum of three hours and a maximum of 24 hours.
6. Makes two crusts or one crust with a lattice design on top.

Reviews

[Miss Annie]

I have been looking for this recipe for a long time. It was as good as I had been told it was. I did use regular margarine, and it was fine. It was light and flakey. Excellent.

 

[kitsch kitchen]

Absolutely PERFECT recipe. I landed up making three pies in just over one week because this recipe (along with your vegan apple pie one) was exceptional. I'm making one for Thanksgiving. Tip: Might at well double the ingredients and stick one in the freezer (freezes perfectly) because it is that good. I used vegan butter and it worked perfectly. Thank you SO much!

 

[tracierenea]

Wow. This was like a pie-crust-for-dummies recipe. If I can make it, anyone can! I let the dough sit in the fridge overnight. It was great! I used a wheat flour instead, and it worked wonderfully!

 

[Dottie5]

this recipe has a misprint! 3/4 C. water!!! it was horrible! Like cardboard!