Aunt Maxine Polings Fool Proof Recipe For Pie Crust

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt together in a medium-size bowl.
• Cut the shortening with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• You may also use a food processor.
• Add the milk, little by little, working a fork until the mixture comes together.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and roll it out so it is about 1/4 inch thick.
• Do not overhandle the dough.
• Transfer it to a 9-inch pie plate for your pie.
• Or form it into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
• *Tips from Ellen:.
• To make rolling the dough easier, flour your rolling pin and work surface. Don't be afraid to gently pick up the dough and turn it to prevent it from sticking.
• To transfer the dough to the pie plate, loosely roll the dough around your rolling pin and unwrap it over the pie plate. This prevents the dough from tearing.
• If you are using a food processor to prepare the dough, pulse on and off until the mixture resembles coarse meal. When the milk is added the dough will form a ball. Stop pulsing at this point so the dough isn't overworked.

Steps:

• 1. I make my own pie pastry (crust) using: https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/cindy-strawser/aunt-maxine-polings-fool-proof-recipe-for-pie/pie?
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 dF. Make pie crust and bake for 5 to 7 minutes, then set aside to cool while mixing up pie ingredients.
• 3. Open 2 small cans of sweet potatoes and drain one can. Mix the 2-cans together in a lg mixing bowl and smash well.
• 4. In a small dish or bowl whisk the 2 eggs together well.
• 5. Add eggs and all other ingredients into the bowl with the smashed sweet potatoes, (except pecans and nutmeg)..mixing well with a small electric hand mixer.
• 6. Pour into pie crust, sprinkle lightly with nutmeg and cover with pecan halves.
• 7. Bake for approximately 50 minutes. You may have to cover edges of pie crust with foil to keep from getting to dark. Remove from oven when done and let cool on wire rack.
• 8. Serve as is or with whipped cream...can be served at room temp. or cold from the frig. But however you serve it, be sure to enjoy!!!

Steps:

• Cut first four ingredients together until crumbly; set aside.
• Put vinegar in 2 cup liquid measuring cup.
• Fill to 1/2 cup mark with cold water.
• Add egg and beat with fork.
• Drizzle over dry ingredients; stir with fork.
• Turn onto lightly floured board and knead approximately 5 times, until no longer "sticky".
• Divide by 1/2-3/4 cup measure.
• Roll out on a lightly floured surface, using as little flour as possible and handling as little as possible.
• Bake empty shells at 400°F for 10-12 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven.
• Cooking pies on the bottom rack of the oven will help prevent over browning of the top and soggy crusts on the bottom.
• This dough freezes extremely well; simply flatten divided dough into a disk and put into a Ziploc bag, removing all air; thaw in fridge and roll out as directed.

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• Mix egg, water, and vinegar together in a separate bowl. Pour into flour all at once and blend with a fork until dough forms into a ball. Divide into 3 equal-sized rounds.
• Wrap with plastic and chill in a refrigerator until ready to prepare.

Steps:

• 1. I made enough pastry for a double crust pie (recipe link below). Warmed the canned cherry pie filling in a sauce pan on the stove, with the rum and lemon juice. Pour 1/2 of it into the pastry-crust you've put in bottom of pie plate. Sprinkled a layer of ''fresh frozen'' blueberries on top of cherry filling, then pour the other half of the cherry pie filling on top of the blueberries. Covered with a the other pastry crust, seal edges and crimp. Brush the liquid egg white over the top of crust and edges. Then I made some slits (also an ''S'' for my last name) on top crust and sprinkled sugar crystals on top. I used red & clear crystals. Baked pie at 425 dF for 30 minutes. Don't let edges get too dark or burn, cover edges if needed. OPTION: Serve hot or warm with vanilla ice cream. Easy as pie =;D & delish!!!
• 2. Pie crust recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipe/cindy-strawser/aunt-maxine-polings-fool-proof-recipe-for-pie/pie?k=my+aunt+maxine&p=1&o=r P.S. I got the blueberries from a local fruit farmer and froze several to use in pies, pancakes, muffins...etc.