Easy Pie Crust Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Pie Crust Recipe


Pie Crust Recipe

   Ingredients required
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup lard
1/2 cup shortening
2/3 cup cold water

Instructions for Pie Crust Recipe

   Put first four ingredients in a bowl. Mix with a fork or pasty blender until crumbly. Then add the other one half cup of shortening. Pour a little water around at a time and mix with a fork until water is all used up. Then roll out. Makes 10 double crust or pastry for two 8 inch pies.


Failure Proof Pie Crust

   Ingredients required
2 cup sifted flour
1 cup shortening
4 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons for vinegar

Instructions for Failure Proof Pie Crust

   Cut together flour and shortening. Add milk, salt and vinegar and mix lightly with a fork. Form in a ball. Makes one 8 or 9 inch pie crust.

List of Pie Pastry Recipes

Apple Pie
Biscuits
Blueberry Pie
Cherry Pie
Cream Cheese Pie
Lemon Pie
Lime Pie
Mince Meat Pie
Pear Pie
Pecan Pie
Pie Crust
Pumpkin Pie
Rhubard Pie
Tarts

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup