Easy Peasy Pie Crust

Do you make your own pie crust?  Did you just look at me (thru the computer) like I am a crazy person?  I know, I know, why make your own crust when you can buy it?  Well, the short answer is…it is so much better and its easy!!

It’s easy?

YES!!  You throw everything into a food processor and voila your done.  I mean you still have to roll it out but pretty much it’s done.

I love this because you don’t really have to worry about over working the dough and it has come out perfect each time I have made this version.  Plus I am little crazy and anytime I can use my food processor I get so excited…and when you add in how much I love crust, well lets just say there was some dancing involved.

I understand the struggle…

Let me tell you a story about a girl who grew up loving pie crust.  This girl’s mom (lets call her Honey) would make pie crust all the time, and she would eat it with strawberries & ice cream…like their own version of strawberry shortcake.  As this girl grew up she was determined to make pie crust just like Honey had, and then she tried.

Well, lets just say it was not so great, it was tough, not flaky and not like she remembered.  She tried and tried again and again and then she found a recipe where the food processor did the work.  She gave it one more try and much to her surprise it turned out AMAZING!  It was flaky, tender and SOOOOOOO good.  Her hope was restored and she decided it was time to make a pie!

Well, the little girl is me and let me tell you I understand the struggle that comes with making pie crust that is delicious …. but just trust me, after many, many failed attempts I have finally found a recipe that is almost fool proof.

Look how pretty it is…

When the crust came out of the oven I have to tell you I almost cried.  I was so excited at how pretty it was, and it was SOOOOO flaky.

Now I have to tell you I was so nervous that I made a test crust to make sure it was good before I made the pie filling, and not only was it flaky it was pretty.

I had never made a pretty pie crust in an actual pie pan, so this was a VERY big deal to me, and once again there was some dancing happening in the kitchen.  I am so glad The Hubby loves when I dance because it happens at least 2-3 times a day.  There might be some singing involved as well…just saying.

You can do it…

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Two in one…

The beauty of this recipe is that you get two crusts in one recipe.  So you can make two filled pies (like this chocolate cream pie) or you could do a double crust pie.  Now I am craving an apple pie…oh maybe a peach pie, blueberry anyone…oh no now i have to make pie.