Pat in Pan Margarine Crust - (Adapted from Joy of Cooking)

Submitted by Debbie Boere Vrou

"This is a quick pie crust for a pie with a cooked crust. This is adapted from Joy of Cooking"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 1 piecrust
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons becel or other soft margarine
• 2 -3 tablespoons 1% or 2% low-fat milk

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Put flour and salt in food processor bowl. Whirl to mix flour and salt together. Put margarine in with flour and pulse until mixture is cut in and crumbly. Drizzle 2 tbsp of milk over flour mixture. Pulse, if dry add additional milk to pastry until it starts coming together.
3. Press into pie pan, and press up sides. Prick bottom and sides of pie crust randomly with a fork.
4. Cook in over about 18 to 22 minutes, until starting to become golden brown.

Reviews

[Karen Elizabeth]

Very easy to make, I do like not having to roll out, I didnt realise it would shrink slightly, so I probably could have made a prettier result, but once the filling is in I thuink its fine. Nice convenient recipe, thank you Debbie, made for Spring PAC 2013