What did I do wrong? I used 2 Cups Unbleached all purpose flour. Gold medal. I used Crisco. Kosher salt in with the flour, since it doesn’t
say when. And mixed the ice cold water with the 1/3 Cup flour. I let it set a few minutes. In my neck of the woods, a few is 3-5 minutes. I am a bread maker and wondered about that, so checked the recipe.

Clarification would be nice on that please. The only pastry knives I could find has the fixed blades. When I couldn’t achieve the desired consistency with it, I used a fork and knive, which helped almost immediately.

The dough flattened immediately once the rolling began, so again I think a longer proofing time might be in order? The dough was paper thin and very fragile. I did have to add just a tiny bit extra water to the 1/3 cup flour for it to become the proper consistency. It is 42% humidity here today.

Could you also give the recipe for two deep dish crusts, and two 10″ crusts? I am not sure of the mathematical progression of it.

Also, many recipes don’t have how long or at what temperature the crusts should be baked at. So please give us general guidelines for time, temperature etc.. Such as refrigerating crust before baking, is that necessary? What about when using ceramic or Pyrex, will the rapid temperature change harm the plates?

And tricks like parchment and beans, rice or pie weights during initial baking cycle. Slicing bottom. Make custard vs fruits. When to cook before contents, and when to fill raw and bake with contents? Also I have heard an egg wash helps crusts not be impregnated by fluids.

I would love to be an accomplished pie maker for my church, friends and family. Please help

Thank you so much. Sorry, I learned by asking questions, especially if I have already failed at it.

Donna

Thanks for the feedback, Katie and I agree. As I mentioned in the blog post, doing the video was actually a very last minute thing and totally spontaneous! Next time I’ll think it through more. I’m definitely not a professional videoographer… just an at home cook who thought I’d try to capture what my friend was doing for others to see!