Hi, Linda. There's a Push-in pie crust on p245 in "Family Feasts for $75 a Week" on BARD. I'vve also seen it referenced online as coming from a Betty Crocker book in the 1950s. Here's the recipe. I use it all the time, but substitute melted butter for the vegetable oil. I mix the ingredients in a bowl to form the dough and roll it out and then coax it in to the pan because I don't think I'd be able to mix thoroughly re the recipe method given, and suck wind at doing the push-in method. I find it works for both single and double pie crust. The recipe referenced here makes 1 crust. I decreased the salt to 1/2 tsp and the sugar to 1 tablespoon. If I need to blind bake, I put a second pan on top of the pie crust with parchment paper between, flip the pie over, and bake as directed in recipe. Works for both sweet and savory pies.
HTH, Dani Push-in Pie Crust makes 1 8- or 9-inch pie crust prep time: 5 minutes 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons milk 1. Place flour, sugar, and salt in an 8- or 9-inch pie pan. Mix with a fork. Add oil and milk. Mix again, until all ingredients are combined. 2. Press dough into the bottom and against the sides of pan with your fingertips. If you like, you can make a scalloped edge on the crust, pinching dough between your thumb and index finger. If you are using this crust for a pudding-type pie, bake empty pie shell in a preheated 425dgF oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Otherwise, bake for the amount of time recommended in your pie recipe. On 9/1/20, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > Hi everyone: > > > Since we're on the subject of baking, I read a long time ago, in one of > the cookbooks made just for those of us who are blind, a recipe for > piecrust. I remember instead of using shortening, it called for > vegetable oil, and then you piece the piecrust with your hands in to > the pan. It was probably in one of the books like, "cooking with > feeling," or food at your fingertips? Can't remember. Does anyone > remember this, or am I crazy? If you know, lease send the recipe? > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
