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Emeril Lagasse’s Flaky Butter Pie Crust
3¼ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup cold butter ⅔ cup cold lard 4 to 5 tablespoons ice water In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and…
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Graham Cracker Crust
5 graham crackers 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon 4 tablespoons butter, melted Break the crackers into quarters and place in the container of a food processor. Blend…
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Lard-Crust Pastry
1¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup lard 3 to 4 tablespoons cold water In a medium bowl stir together flour and salt. Using a pastry…
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Meringues, Individual and Pie Crust
7 egg whites, at room temperature Pinch of salt 2¼ cups superfine sugar I teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat the oven to 200ºF to 250ºF. Grease and lightly flour…
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Martha Stewart’s Graham Cracker Crust
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350F°. In a medium bowl, mix together…
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Martha Stewart’s Pâte Brisée
Pâte brisêe is the French version of classic pie or tart pastry. Pressing the dough into a disk rather than shaping it into a ball allows it to…
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Microwave Pecan Pie Pastry
½ cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons pecan meal ¼ teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon shortening or lard 3 tablespoons ice water Dried beans In a small mixing bowl…
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Nut-Crumb Crust
⅔ cups graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup pecan mean 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg Mix together all the ingredients.…
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Pate Sucree Shell
2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 pinch salt (optional) 3 tablespoons sugar ½ pound (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter; cut into pieces 4 tablespoons ice water 2 large egg…
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Patsy Cunningham’s Pastry Crust
3 cups flour 1¼ cups Crisco ½ teaspoon salt 5½ tablespoons water 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 egg In a medium bowl combine flour and salt. Using a pastry…
