Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 3 large eggs, beaten well 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 8 cups frozen mixed fruit, thawed and drained (6 cups for this recipe) Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch pie plate with butter. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder; set aside. In the same bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in corn syrup and eggs; mix well. Stir in vanilla extract. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; mix until just blended. Mix in the frozen fruit. Pour batter into prepared pie plate; bake for 25 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
How to Make Homemade Pie Crust from Scratch
This simple homemade pie crust recipe will help you take your baking up a notch. It’s easy enough for beginners to follow, and you’ll be using it time and time again. Find out how to make the best pie crust from scratch, and get lots of tips to help you perfect it. You can use this as the starting point for any pie you like, from apple to pumpkin to chocolate!
How to Make Pie Crust
Add flour, salt, and sugar into the food processor and mix. Then add in butter and shortening, and pulse just a couple of times. Add in the rest of the flour and pulse a few more times to combine. Move the dough into a bowl and slowly add in water, just enough so it will form into a ball. Form dough into a flat circle, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 2 hours. When ready to bake, roll out the pie dough and press it into the pan. Trim the dough, crimp it, then place it back in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes. You can then continue on to use the pie crust, baking it as needed for your recipe.
Pie Dough Ingredient Notes
There are only a few ingredients in this pie crust recipe, but each one does its job to make the most delicious, flaky crust. The 3 main things you need are flour, fat, and water. I prefer to use a mix of butter and shortening for the fat, instead of just one or the other.
Flour: All-purpose flour is the best type to use for this recipe. Butter: Make sure to use unsalted butter. Cut it into small cubes and keep it chilled until ready to use. You don’t want warm or melted butter. Shortening: Same as with the butter, cut it into cubes and keep it chilled. Cold Water: This helps bring the dough together. You’ll only need 2-4 tablespoons. Add an ice cube to the water to keep it cold. Salt: You’ll just need a small amount of salt to add into the dough for flavor. Granulated Sugar: This is optional but a little bit of sugar in the pie dough actually helps keep it tender and also enhances the flavor ever so slightly.
How Long to Bake Pie Crust
Once your dough has been made and you’ve formed it into the perfect crust, you’ll need to bake it. Raw or undercooked pie crust is NOT SAFE to consume. But exactly how long to cook it depends on what kind of pie you’re making, whether you’re blind baking it or not, and the oven temperature. Here’s a quick overview of baking times:
Blind Baking (partially cooking, without filling): Cook at 425°F for 12-15 minutes. Fully Baking (with filling): First, blind bake the crust as shown above. Then add your filling and bake at 375°F for 15-20 minutes. Fully Baking (no blind baking): Cook the pie crust at 375°F for 45 minutes.
When deciding how to cook the pie crust, the type of filling (cold/uncooked, cooked separately, cooked fully in the crust) will be the main factor to consider. Many pie recipes will require you to partially bake before adding any filling.
Easy Pie Recipes
Once you have the homemade pie crust, you’ll need some delicious pie recipes to make with it. Use this crust to make apple pies, pumpkin pies, tarts, chocolate pies, and more. Here are a few favorites:
Buttermilk PieLattice Cherry PieLemon Meringue PiePecan PieChocolate Cream Pie
Now that you know how to make pie crust from scratch, all your favorite pies are about to taste even better! This is definitely a baking skill I recommend learning, but don’t stress. Take your time, try it out, and keep practicing with this easy pie crust recipe. If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
