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buttermilk pie crust

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Marie Gunkel
Waterloo, NY

I love this buttermilk crust. I made this with a blackberry's. I shared it with co-workers and they all agree it is a excellent choice of crust. Hope others feel the same way..

(1 rating)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For buttermilk pie crust

  • 2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    sea salt
  • 2/3 c
    cold - butter flavored -vegetable shortening
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, cold
  • 1/3 c
    buttermilk
  • 2 tsp
    olive oil, light ( baking olive oil)
  • sugar in the raw packets

How To Make buttermilk pie crust

  • 1
    Mix dry ingredients together
  • 2
    Mix in the Shorting and the butter. You can use a fork, pastry cutter, Or a food processor on pulse. Mix until it forms small peas.
  • 3
    If you used the processor I would now place the mixture in a bowl and use a fork to mix in the Buttermilk and oil, until the doe is moist and starts to gather together
  • 4
    form the dough in to a ball and cut it in half. reform in too 2 balls. Wrap them in saran wrap and place the in the refrigerator. ( I left mine in over night.)
  • 5
    roll one ball at a time between 2 pieces of parchment paper. If you have trouble getting it off. Just pop it in the freezer for a few minutes.
  • 6
    If you bake the bottom crust. Poke it with a fork and cook it at 475 for about 10 min. or until it is to your liking.
  • 7
    Fill it with your filling. After you have the top on your pie and have cut your slits. Brush some buttermilk on the top and edges.
  • 8
    Add some sugar in the raw to the top layer. Bake your pie and when It starts to get a little brown, take it out and brush a little more buttermilk on the top. Try not to disturb the sugar.
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