Graham Kerr'S Basic Pie Crust

6 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon Splenda granular (or sugar)
  • 2 tablespoons light olive oil
  • 1/4 cup hard margarine or 1/4 cup butter, frozen for 15 minutes
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons ice water

Directions

  1. 1
    In a food processor, combine flour, Splenda & salt. Pour in the oil & pulse until mixed. Cut the margaine or butter into small pieces and add to flour mixture. Pulse 10 times or until mixture is full of pea sized lumps.
  2. 2
    Pour in the vinegar and ice water. Pulse 10 more times or until dough begins to hold together. Remove dough from processor bowl & gather into 2 equal size balls, wrap separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling.
  3. 3
    **** To make by hand: Combine the flour, Splenda & salt and stir in the oil. Add the margarine or butter & mix with a pastry cutter or 2 knives until the size of small peas. Add the vinegar & ice water, mixing with a fork just until dough hold together. Divide in half, form into balls & refrigerate as above.

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