Pie Crust Clinic

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About
If you’re troubled with pie crust problems, all you need to do is follow the recipes in this chapter. But if you wonder why your crust sometimes goes wrong, here are some answers. They show how important it is to follow recipe directions carefully.

What Makes Pie Crust . . .

Tough?
  1. Use of too little fat or too much flour
  2. Failure to blend flour, fat and water enough
  3. Handling or rerolling dough too much
  4. Incorrect proportion of ingredients —too much flour and too little fat
  5. Too much water
Crumbly?