Coffee Nut Crust

Name: Coffee Nut Crust
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 3 tblsp. hot water; 1 tsp. instant coffee powder; ¼ c. finely chopped pecans; 7 tblsp. shortening; ½ tsp. salt; 1¼ c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. milk

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Ingredients

7 tblsp. shortening
1 tsp. instant coffee powder
3 tblsp</

Americas
United States
Vegetarian
Pie

Method

Combine softened shortening, coffee powder dissolved in hot water and milk. Whip with fork until thick and smooth. Combine flour and salt with shortening mixture. Roll between 2 (12") squares waxed paper; peel off top paper and sprinkle with 2 tblsp. finely chopped pecans, leaving 1" border plain. Replace paper and gently roll pecans into dough. Turn pastry over and repeat