Diva’s Memories of Recipes
Flaky Pie Crust & Pie Crust Cookies
Inspiration from: This was past on to me by my Czech Grandma Maragret... This pie crust has never failed me and it's tradition to bake the leftover scraps covered with cinnamon and sugar (kekse kuchen) Cookie pies in German. My kids would never forgive if I didn't.
Ingredients | |
| 4 Cups Flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tb vinegar 1 3/4 Cup Crisco | 1 egg, beaten 2/3 Cup iced water |
Directions |
Sift flour and salt together in a large bowl. Combine vinegar, iced cold water and egg in small bowl. Make a well in flour mixture and add liquid mixture in center with crisco and cut til moist. Turn out onto a floured counter. Knead only slightly and roll out. (Grandma always said the less you mess with the dough, the flakier the crust)
Variations |
Makes 2 double pies or 4 shells. Bake according to pie recipe
Bake leftover scraps on a cookie sheet sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar in a
350 degree F oven for 12-15 mins.
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