pie crust Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:40:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 These Tricks Will Save Your Thanksgiving Pie https://thedancingcucumber.com/these-tricks-will-save-your-thanksgiving-pie/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 06:50:56 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=1736 Everyone knows there’s no Thanksgiving without pie. Whether you’re on team apple or team pumpkin, every table needs at least one pie. If you want to make your own this year, there are some easy ways to get you to the perfect crust, beyond what your recipe says. Follow this tips and have the perfect […]

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Sometimes a dusting of icing sugar is all it takes. ☺

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Use Your Fingers

When you mix the butter into your flour, only use your fingers and not your palms! This is because your palms are much warmer than your fingers, and will change the temperature of the butter too much. The whole idea is to keep the butter as cold as possible, so when it hits the hot oven, the steam makes the pastry expand and get nice and flakey.

Water

You will, of course, have to add ice water to your dough to bring it together, but try to limit it! A good trick is to remove the top part of the dough so you can hydrate the bottom, and then put them back together to kneed.

Cracks

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This is my great-grandmother’s rolling pin. I love using things that belong to my family. Every time I use it I imagine her using it. She’s gone now so it’s sweet to have these reminders and connections. ❤ I used it yesterday to make my first from scratch pie crust. It might not be the prettiest but it was tasty and I’m ready to try again to make it better! This is the @delish Fireball Pumpkin Pie recipe. (I’ll link in my profile). The extra hit of cinnamon is a great touch! The pie dish is from Home Goods and has the cutest pumpkin lid! . . ? #jitmkitchen #familyheirloom #memories #baking #fallbaking #pie #pumpkinpie #homemade #madefromscratch #homemadepiecrust #delish #homegoods

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When you get to the point of rolling out your dough, cracks might start to form. Do your best to push them back together as soon as possible because the cracks will continue to appear and eventually ruin your precious pastry.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> pie crust Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Tue, 20 Nov 2018 09:40:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 These Tricks Will Save Your Thanksgiving Pie https://thedancingcucumber.com/these-tricks-will-save-your-thanksgiving-pie/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 06:50:56 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=1736 Everyone knows there’s no Thanksgiving without pie. Whether you’re on team apple or team pumpkin, every table needs at least one pie. If you want to make your own this year, there are some easy ways to get you to the perfect crust, beyond what your recipe says. Follow this tips and have the perfect […]

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]]> Everyone knows there’s no Thanksgiving without pie. Whether you’re on team apple or team pumpkin, every table needs at least one pie. If you want to make your own this year, there are some easy ways to get you to the perfect crust, beyond what your recipe says. Follow this tips and have the perfect crust every time.

View this post on Instagram

Sometimes a dusting of icing sugar is all it takes. ☺

A post shared by Modern Farmette (@themodernfarmette) on

Use Your Fingers

When you mix the butter into your flour, only use your fingers and not your palms! This is because your palms are much warmer than your fingers, and will change the temperature of the butter too much. The whole idea is to keep the butter as cold as possible, so when it hits the hot oven, the steam makes the pastry expand and get nice and flakey.

Water

You will, of course, have to add ice water to your dough to bring it together, but try to limit it! A good trick is to remove the top part of the dough so you can hydrate the bottom, and then put them back together to kneed.

Cracks

View this post on Instagram

This is my great-grandmother’s rolling pin. I love using things that belong to my family. Every time I use it I imagine her using it. She’s gone now so it’s sweet to have these reminders and connections. ❤ I used it yesterday to make my first from scratch pie crust. It might not be the prettiest but it was tasty and I’m ready to try again to make it better! This is the @delish Fireball Pumpkin Pie recipe. (I’ll link in my profile). The extra hit of cinnamon is a great touch! The pie dish is from Home Goods and has the cutest pumpkin lid! . . ? #jitmkitchen #familyheirloom #memories #baking #fallbaking #pie #pumpkinpie #homemade #madefromscratch #homemadepiecrust #delish #homegoods

A post shared by Rachel ? Joy in the Making (@joy.in.the.making) on

When you get to the point of rolling out your dough, cracks might start to form. Do your best to push them back together as soon as possible because the cracks will continue to appear and eventually ruin your precious pastry.

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