Canola Oil Pie Crust
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 2:48pm

Ingredients




2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup canola oil
6 tablespoons ice water
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

1 Mix together flour, oil, sugar, salt, and ice water. 2 Shape the dough into an eight inch disk and place it in the fridge for 5 minutes 3 Divide dough in half. Roll each piece between two pieces of plastic wrap. 4 Once in the pan, trim the edges of the crust as desired.

About


The secret to a flaky, perfect pie crust is not to handle the crust too much and to keep it chilled.

Comments:
Toby

Do you pre-cook the piecrust before filling it (for example, as a quiche? If so for how long and at what temperature.
Many thanks,
Toby