How to make the perfect pie crust
How to make the perfect pie crust
Paula Haney, owner of Hoosier Mama Pie Company, demonstrates the steps for how to create a delicious, beautiful pie crust. For more video, visit http://chicagotribune.com/video, subscribe to this channel, or follow us @TribVideo.
Super clear instructions. Can you use buttermilk instead of vinegar and water?
If someone watching this has anxiety over making pie crust I don’t think this video is going to do much to help them 😂
I always use lemon juice, not vinegar, but I may try that next time! Also a few frozen butter cubes to ensure it doesn’t get too warm…nice tip. My family loves my pie dough but I like seeing some new tips because perfect crust is appreciated by all!
No recipe tells you if you should bake before filling
Thankyou! Whoever coined the phrase " easy as pie" is a liar. Thankyou for sharing that even yourself as an experienced baker needed practice! I just made my first pie ever…I had not seen your video…i had to throw the first attempt away it was like a brick…..attempt 2 was ok but looking forward to trying your tips next time!
While I know it sounds horrible, I’ve been making my dough in a food processor for years, and I allow it to come together in the processor. No kneading necessary. I simply add the first batch of cold butter, pulse a few times, add the 2nd batch, pulse for a few times. With the ice water ready to go, I set the processor to on and slowly pour the water into the feed tube with the little whole at the bottom. It comes together in seconds. Turn out the dough, quickly form into a rough disk, wrap in plastic… Done. Super flaky every time. 300g of flour to 2 sticks of butter. Pinch of salt.
I put just 2 teaspoons of salt and it was way too salty, it ruined my whole pie😢
Thanks for the video. What size food processor are you using? 💙
I was searching for easy pie doug. I am going to try this one.thsnk you
you use the vinegar because it destroys the Gluten, Gluten is the enemy. If you didn’t use the vinegar you would not be able to do it the way you do because kneading is always a bad idea. I don’t use butter I use crisco and I never put it in a machine and I never let it rest.
What a great, helpful video! I’m eager to try your techniques, optimistic that this is going to be the turning point (in a GOOD direction) for me and my pies.
Excellent
Thank You so much chef Paula, for your expertise, and great tips! I’ve learned some valuable lessons, that I’m going to try! Much appreciated! ❤
Thank you for giving us these tip and info. It’s a big help. 😊
But where’s the recipe? How much flour how much butter
Fantastic great
How much is a stick of butter? Same with cups of flour?
can the dough be frozen?
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Lard makes the best pie crust, my grandmother used only lard, pies were gone in a day
Thank you I will try it.
PLEASE DO NOT play music while someone is talking. Very rude bc we have trouble hearing what is being said.
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Thank you for explaining the method so well
The names of the Pie Company:
HOOSIER MAMA
😄 The best!! I was most whispering it and I started giggling.
That was the big red bow on top!😊 🎁
I worked for a fancy restaurant back in 1993 and we made tiny little pies to serve for party buffet, I like to say that your video is excellent very specific and easy to follow I will try your method.
She ruined my whole pie, why on earth so much salt??? All my ingredients for waste. Looser
Great presentation and very clear
Trying tomorrow my pie crust I don’t work it so much ,like a flaky crust
Excelente teacher! Thank you for the effort of teaching.
Pie dough, any dough and meringue. I would take hands on classes to learn these. Chili relanos Mexican and Chinese sauses. And if really fancy, how to make hands on cheese and smoked cheese. If you’re a good cook there’s your career. Make student learner teams at a community college.
Thank you ❤
Thank you
Thank you so much for posting this video and explaining the fine details. The background music is extremely annoying and distracting, please consider removing it from future videos, your viewers will thank you.
Thank you
how do you measure 9 tablespoons of butter
Thank you for the great tips and demonstration. I have been trying to master pie dough and it can be very frustrating.
so its 9 1/8 plus 5 tbs butter?
Great tips thank you
Thank u darling ❤I will try it. U do look like a pro
I wish they would show how to make it without a food processor since I dont have one and dont plan on getting one just for pie crust
I have eaten your pies on many occasions and may I say Yummy❤
Do you use the entire half cup of water and vinegar?
Thank you very much, this is a beautiful pie dough recipe and demonstration! I for one really appreciate all your instructions, demonstration and hands on!!! Awesome!! 😊😊
Your over working the pie dough ! You Never kneed pie dough ! You only mix by gently ! And your dough is not moist enough ! And after you mix the ingredients you allow it time to incorporate the moisture evenly though out the entire dough 30min minimum this also prevents gluten from forming. And you can substitute lemon juice for vinegar which is better tasting.
Can you put it in the fridge overnight in plastic wrap?
Hoosier Mama Pie Company. My laugh-out-loud moment for the week. Thank you for that alone, and also thanks for the clearly masterful pie crust instruction.
I just made this pie dough recipe, and it came out delicious!!
I noticed some comments were complaining about how salty the dough was. The recipe said to use Kosher salt, which I didn’t have, so I only used a teaspoon of table salt.
And it came out perfect!! This recipe will be my go to from now on!😊
Excellent
you rock! I am a baker Trifle is my specialty, homemade custard, fresh berries in dark rum, and freshly made Whipped cream. YET I love pie! Thank you for explaining the dough breakdown and the gluten aspect, very interesting. Truly enjoyed your video. I will be subscribing to your channel. Thank you for being an amazing human and having the courage to be here I am an artist, Yet I am very shy in this cyber world. Blessed be.