Savory Electric Mixer Pie Crust Recipes

BRITISH SHORTCRUST PIE PASTRY

Steps:

• Combine flour, butter, and shortening using a food processor until crumbly. Mix in water 1 tablespoon at at time until dough is soft and pliable.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap; let rest in a refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before using.

SAVORY-CRUST CHICKEN PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sour cream until smooth. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sage; gradually add to butter mixture (mixture will be sticky). Spread onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 10-in. pie plate. , For filling, in a large saucepan, saute vegetables in butter over medium heat until crisp-tender. Stir in chicken and soup. Spoon into the crust. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes.

SAVORY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Place the flour, salt, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse to combine. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While the machine is running, gradually drizzle in the water, processing until the dough comes together to form a ball.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and shape it into a flat disk. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.

ELECTRIC MIXER SWEET BUTTER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Cut the butter into 1/2-inch cubes. Dump the flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or in a large bowl, if mixing the dough by hand). Mix for a second or two to blend the dry ingredients. Add the butter and then, running the mixer on low (or by hand with two knives or a pastry cutter), work the mixture until it's crumbly and the largest pieces of butter are no bigger than a pea (about 1/4 inch).
• As the mixer turns on low sprinkle in cold water a tablespoon at a time. Try to sprinkle it evenly over the flour and butter. Continue mixing the dough as you slowly add water. The secret is to add just enough water until it just pulls together as a shaggy mass. If you add too much water it will cause the pastry to shrink into the pie pan and it won't look very pretty.
• To roll out the dough for a double-crust pie -- Cut the dough in half and pat each piece into a thick flattened ball (see Shape and roll the dough). Lightly flour your work surface and tap one of the dough balls down with four or five taps of the rolling pan. Begin rolling from the center of your dough outward. Stop the pressure 1/4 inch from the edge of the dough. Lift the dough and turn by a quarter and repeat the rolling until the dough is at least 12 inches in diameter. Be sure to re-flour the work surface if your dough is sticking.
• Using a pot lid or a circle of cardboard as a template, trim the dough to form a 12-inch round (this should give you a 11/2-inch margin all around your 9-inch pie pan). Fold the dough in half, slide the outspread fingers of both hands under the dough, and gently lift it and transfer it to the pie pan. Unfold and ease the dough round into the bottom of the pie pan without stretching it.
• Roll out the other dough ball and cut a second 12-inch round to be used as the top crust.
• The next secret is to freeze the completed shell completely before baking. This step also helps to minimize that shrinking pie shell effect.
• Bake as directed for your pie recipe if using for a two crust pie.
• If baking a pie shell for a premade pie filling:.
• Preheat your oven to 350°F When the pie crust is sufficiently chilled, line the pie crust with parchment paper, wax paper, or aluminum foil. Fill at least two-thirds full with pie weights - dry beans, rice, or stainless-steel pie weights.
• Bake with weights for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, cool a few minutes and carefully remove pie weights. Poke small holes in the bottom of the pie crust with a fork and return to oven (without the weights) and cook for an additional 10 minutes, until the crust is golden.
• Cool completely before filling. You may need to tent the edges of the pie with aluminum foil when you bake your pie, to keep the edges from getting too dried out and burnt.

SAVORY ELECTRIC MIXER PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In an electric mixer bowl, add all of the ingredients except the water.
• Mix until butter is broken down into the size of peas.
• Slowly add the water while the mixer is running. It should form a ball when ready after adding 1/3 cup water. If not, slowly add more water (1 Tbsp at a time) until it does.
• This dough freezes very well. For sweet pies, you can omit the cheese and it still works very well.