Quick n Easy Quiche Crust

Elizabeth's Note:

Need a fast, flaky crust? This delicious recipe is so much cheaper than ready-made pie crusts! High altitude tested.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup olive oil or ¼ cup canola oil
• ¼ cup ice water (I use refrigerated water)

Directions:

1. Mix flour and salt with fork.
2. Beat oil and water with whisk or fork to thicken.
3. Pour into flour and mix with fork.
4. Press into 9" pie crust.
5. Fill with quiche mixture and bake at 400F until done.
6. NOTES: I've never made this with canola oil.
7. You can double the recipe, divide dough in half, and roll out into a pair of rounds for two-crust pies.
8. This recipe is not suitable for baked pie crust shells.
9. It makes a nice, flaky crust that's suitable for everyday use.

Reviews

[dougdo]

Love this crust! It's a simple and very easy to make recipe. One thing that appealed to me when I first read the recipe is that it said just to press the crust into the pan, I thought great, no messy rolling! But when I tried that the first two times I used the recipe the results were disappointing; hard to get a consistent crust and the crust ended up a little tough. So I've tried rolling it since and the results are much better. And the bonus is that it rolls out much easier than a butter crust; it's not so sticky.

[Mirramar]

I'm in love with this recipe! I've made it several times for quiche and chicken pot pie, and it's fantastic. I've been making it with white whole wheat flour, and it's delicious. Thanks so much for this simple recipe! I've saved a lot of money on pie crusts!

[BekahBlaine]

Very easy to make, and tastes great! I am just starting to cook, and I didn't mess this up, so I am really happy, and now have one more dish I can make to take to eat while at work. The cafeteria at my hospital is closed at night and we aren't allowed to leave, having "real food" to eat instead of frozen food is amazing. Thank you!