Totally Awesome Pie Pastry Recipes

Steps:

• Mix Five Roses Flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Cut in shortening with two knives or pastry blender.
• Add ice cold water, a little at a time, using just enough to bind the mixture so the dough can be patted lightly to form a ball. HANDLE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
• Form 2/3 of dough into a round disc and place on lightly floured board. Save remaining dough for top crust. Roll dough from center outward, with a light, even pressure, to form a circle 1/8 inch thick and an inch larger than the pie plate.
• Fold double and lift gently into pie plate. Unfold and fit loosely in place. DO NOT STRETCH.
• Trim edges, allowing 1/4 to 1/2 inch extra all around. Put in a generous amount of filling. Heap fruit filling in center because it will cook down during baking.
• Roll out top crust; fold double and cut slits or fancy design near center to allow steam to escape.
• Brush edges of bottom crust with water, fit top crust over filling and lightly press top edges together. Trim edges evenly and flute.
• Bake as directed for pie filling.
• Yield: One 9 inch double crust pie or two 9 inch single shells.
• Single Shell:.
• Use only 1/2 of dough for each single shell. Arrange bottom crust in pie pan as above.
• Press pastry to rim of pie plate; flute.
• Add filling. Bake as directed for filling.

Steps:

• On a cutting board use a sharp knife to cut the ham into small pieces. Save until Step 3.
• Cook tortellini in a large saucepan following the package directions, adding the broccoli with the pasta so they cook at the same time. Turn off the burner. Remove saucepan from burner. Place a colander in sink. Carefully pour tortellini mixture into the colander to drain.
• Add the butter to the empty saucepan. Put the saucepan on a burner. Turn burner to medium-low heat. Cook about 20 seconds or until butter is melted. Carefully add the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring with the wooden spoon. Use a rubber scraper to remove half of the cream cheese from the tub and carefully add to the saucepan. Save remaining cream cheese for another use. Add milk to the saucepan. Use a wire whisk to stir until mixture is smooth. Stir in the ham and pepper. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Turn off burner. Remove saucepan from burner.
• Add the tortellini mixture to the ham mixture in the saucepan. Using the wooden spoon, gently stir until combined. Pass Parmesan cheese to sprinkle over the tortellini.
• Serve with breadsticks, sherbet for dessert, and milk.

Steps:

• Put 4 cups of flour into a mixing bowl ,Reserve last cup
• add salt mix together
• add 1 lb shortning cut into flour till crumbly.With pasty blender
• add 1 cup orange juice ,I use tang or orange crystals for this receipe
• I have used real orange juice both work fine
• Mix all together use remaining cup of flour on the counter for rolling add more if needed
• This receipe makes 2 double crust pies.