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Paula Deen’s Cream Cheese Crust
8 tablespoons butter, cubed and softened 1 3-ounce package cream cheese, softened 1 cup all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 325ºF. In a large bowl, blend together the butter…
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Pecan Pastry Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour; unsifted ½ cup pecan pieces; very finely chopped 3 tablespoons granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon sea salt ⅔ cups vegetable shortening; chilled 4 tablespoons ice…
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Pie Shell for Pecan Pie
1¼ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for dough and surface 2 tablespoons powdered sugar ½ teaspoon sea salt 8 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter; cut into ¼-inch pats 2…
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Rum Oat Crust
⅓ cup rolled oats ¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon granulated sugar ½ teaspoon sea salt 6 tablespoons Crisco; chilled 1 egg yolk; beaten 2 tablespoons dark rum…
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Sweet Pastry Crust
3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup unsalted butter; cooled 1 pinch sea salt 1 large egg In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cooled…
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Sweet Pie Pastry
2 cups flour ⅓ pound butter, at room temperature 2 egg yolks 2 tablespoons sugar Grated rind of 1 lemon Pinch of salt Put the flour in a…
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Tart Shells
1 cup all-purpose flour 3 ounces cream cheese; softened ¼ cup plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; softened Combine all ingredients; stir until blended. Shape dough into 24 balls;…
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Vanilla Crumb Crust
1⅓ cups vanilla wafer crumbs ¼ cup sugar 5 tablespoons butter, melted Preheat oven to 400ºF. Combine the crumbs with the sugar and melted butter and mix thoroughly.…
