Homemade Pie Crust

“Did a half and half butter to shortening for a bit more flavor.Great crust!”

“This is the perfect pie crust…I’ve used it many times.I use butter every time (shortening is full of trans fats and is terrible for you) and make it in my KitchenAid mixer.Works like a charm!Thanks!”

“Great simple recipe for flawless flakey pie crust. Have made this several times and have used butter with great success. Delicious! Remember, the standard recipe is for 2 pie crusts or a double pie crust, so if making one open pie, half the recipe.”

“I am giving this five stars! I started to make my apple pie and got to where I was ready to put my pillsbury crust into my pan and put all my filling in the crust but when I got my box of crust out I realized there was only one crust and not two! I was frantic because my apple pie is so tedious to make and I had already spent so long to get it this far and it was well past 9 oclock at night and i couldn’t just run to the store with my kids asleep so i was looking for a quick recipe with ingredients that I had especially butter instead of shortening and I found this one! It was easy and quick with little ingredients that it took my five minutes to get it done, cut it and lattice it over my pie! I baked my pie and I was worried about the crust since I always use premade but it came out great! The edges didn’t burn and it was such a pretty golden brown even though I cooked it for 45 minutes! Its nice and crunchy. I followed the directions to a T except that I didnt have a pastry cutter so I took my mixer and mixed the butter and flour in short spurts until it was crumbly then I added the water and mixed with my hands. It was perfect Thx!!!!”

“Yum! This is the BEST pie crust I’ve ever made. I’ve made a lot of pies. It cooked up flaky and tender, but it wasn’t to flaky as I was rolling out. I will definitely make this again! Thanks Elizabeth!”

“PERFECT pie crust. Used 1/2 cup shortening and 1/4 cup butterbecause that’s all the butter I had then I zipped it up in the food processor instead of using a pastry cutter. Used it for a rhubarb pie with a lattice top-the lattice held up but wasn’t tough or mealy.”

“I have shied away from pie crusts. Since I dislike using pre-made or mix type products, I don’t bake a lot of pies. So last weekend I didn’t have the required refrigerated, premade crusts, and used this recipe. In the food processor. and have since made 2 more pies.OMG I am never buying another store bought crust again. Mix the dry ingredients in the FP, then add the shortening (I’ve only tried this with Crisco, butter flavoured) and then the water. I also tried milk instead of water–didn’t notice a big difference. This is a tender and flaky crust. Everyone thinks I am a culinary goddess because of these pies. thanks for posting it!”

“I have NEVER baked before in my life. I had all these ingredients on hand and the crust was SUPER easy to make..Thanks!”

“It was very good. I also used half butter and lard. Very easy to make. Thank you for the recipe.”

“Gay, I tried it with the half butter /half shortening that you suggested. I agree. It made it much better. Thanks for the tip!”

“Very nice crust! I’d never made pie crust before, and this was so easy and wonderful. I don’t have a pastry cutter, so I just had to deal with my mixer and my hands, but it still turned out very well. I used this with “Fresh Rhubarb Pie.” (I don’t have the recipe number written down!)”

“Awesome crust! Can’t believe how easy it was to make too. Butter all the way! I’ll be using this as my go-to pie crust from here on out :)”

“Excellent! I used half butter and half palm oil (veggie shortening). The flavor was great and the crust was super flaky! Yay! I used the crust for mini bite-sized apple pies and they were fantastic. Great recipe.”

“Awesome and SO easy to work with.I first made a shortening crust which was horrible to work with.After tossing it, I made this and it took about 2 minutes and Voila! Done.So good!Loved how crispy & flaky it was.Thanks!”

“Very easy and tastes good. I used it for a fresh blueberry tart, and it was delicious (with butter, not shortening).”

“I halved the recipe and used it with recipe #64149.It was fantastic.Thanks for posting.”

“Thanks you HawaiianBaker …you are correct in saying to use butter ONLY. Great pie crust!”

“I tried the by hand method and the food processor. I thought the crust I did by hand was easier to roll out. I probably over pulsed the dough in the processor–came out more gluey. I used half margarine and half Crisco. Very yummy!”

“My first attempt at making a homemade pie crust — and it was a success! Flaky and delicious! I followed the recipe exactly as written, using shortening instead of butter. Used with recipe #97167.”