Recipes From The Nest: No Roll Pie Crust

In honor of Mother’s Day I decided to write about some of the wonderful things my mother and grandmothers taught me.  To celebrate I am writing my first recipe post as well.

My mom taught me to treat others nicely and to make a delicious White Texas sheet cake.   She also taught me how important it is to have good women friends and to set aside time with them as well as my family.

My grandma Berny taught me to make amazing hot German potato salad.  She showed me how to love and accept others, especially if they thought  or looked different than me,  and how to wrap a present using just three pieces of tape!

My grandma Babe taught me the Lord’s Prayer,  the joy of loving my family, and how to make many yummy recipes including this no roll pie crust I want to share with you.

I love this recipe because it is easy, fast and delicious!  I usually use it for my crumb top apple pie.  Grandma used it for that as well as her chocolate cream pie with a whipped cream top.  This crust is perfect for pies that have a crumb top or a whipped topping because you really can only use it for the bottom layer.  I have tried to roll it out and even tried to cut it to do a lattice top.  It doesn’t work.  But what it does work for is any pie that just needs a bottom crust: sweet pies and savory pies!

First gather all the ingredients.  You can just dump them right in the pie plate.  1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup oil, 2T milk, 2T sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt. (If you are doing a savory pie increase the salt to 1tsp and leave out the sugar).

Mix all ingredients together with a fork until combined.

Then press the dough down the middle and up the sides of the pie plate.

You can crimp the edges or press with a fork.

If you are making a pie that you bake the filling, like the apple pie, then just fill and bake according to the pie recipe.  I usually use this pie crust cover thingy to make sure the crust doesn’t burn.  Before I got this tool I just used foil folded over the crust.

If you are filling with a cold filling then prick the bottom with a fork all over.  Then bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes.  Then cool and fill.  Enjoy!

Whenever I make one of my grandma’s recipes its like she is with me again, for just a little while.

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day!  My grandmas are both gone but I get to spend Sunday with my mom. If you are lucky enough to have your mom, grandmas or any other special women in you life,  I hope you enjoy  the time you get to spend with them.  I also hope you take some time to think about the many things your mom and grandmas have passed on to you that make you who you are and allow you to keep them close forever.  Love and blessings!