Easy Bran Pie Crust Recipes

EASY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place all ingredients in 9 inch pie pan. Stir together with fork. Pat mixture into bottom and up the sides of the pan. Poke holes in bottom and side of crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Use as directed in favorite pie recipe.

EASY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• To make the dough for the pie crust, mix 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour and 1 teaspoon each salt and sugar in a medium-size bowl. Cut 2 sticks chilled unsalted butter into pieces. With a pastry blender, cut in butter, working until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add 4 tablespoons ice water; work with hands until dough comes together. If dough is still crumbly, add more ice water a tablespoon at a time (up to 4 more tablespoons). Do not overwork.
• Divide dough in half, and flatten halves into disks. Wrap disks separately in plastic; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• To form the pie shell, roll the dough on a floured surface into a 14-inch round. Wrap around rolling pin and carefully unroll over a 9-inch pie plate.
• Fit gently into bottom and side of plate. Use kitchen shears to trim dough to a 1-inch overhang; fold under, and seal to form a rim.
• Crimp rim with fingertips and knuckle. Repeat with remaining dough; wrap each with plastic, stack, and freeze.

BRAN CEREAL PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the bran and flour together in a small mixing bowl.
• Add the margarine and cut in, until the mixture resenbles coarse oatmeal.
• Add the milk and stir until all ingredients are moistened.
• Do not over stir!
• Press the crumbly mixture evenly around the sides and bottom of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake for 12 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• Bear in mind that this crust will be cooked again when you have filled it, although it does not need to be.
• Cool your crust before filling.

EASY BRAN PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. In medium mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and flour. Using pastry blender, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add milk, stirring until entire mixture is moistened. Dough will seem slightly crumbly. With back of spoon, press mixture evenly and firmly in bottom and on side of 9-inch pie pan to form crust.2. Fill and bake pie as directed in individual recipe. Or for baked crust, prick bottom and sides with fork. 3. Bake at 400°F about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely. Use for any refrigerated or frozen filling.

EASIEST PIE CRUST EVER!

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix flour and salt.
• Add oil and water all at once to flour.
• With a fork, stir until mixture holds together.
• Shape dough into a ball and flatten.
• Roll between two pieces of wax paper to a 12" diameter.
• Peel off one piece of wax paper and invert dough, paper side up, into a 9" pie plate.
• Peel off second piece of paper. Ease an fit pastry into plate. Trim and flute edges.
• NOTE: DO NOT pierce pie crust. Fill as desired and bake according to pie recipe.
• Can be doubled for a 2 crust pie.

EASY ROLL PIE CRUST (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• 1. In medium mixing bowl, stir together KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal, flour and salt. Using pastry blender, cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle water over cereal mixture. Mix gently with fork until mixture holds together.2. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 10-inch circle. Place in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Trim and flute edges. Prick bottom and side with fork.3. Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes. Rotate and microwave on HIGH about 2 minutes longer or until center no longer appears doughy. Cool completely. Use for any refrigerated or frozen filling.