Impossibly Easy Pie Crust Recipes

IMPOSSIBLY EASY VEGETABLE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Heat 1 inch salted water to boiling in medium saucepan. Add broccoli; cover and heat to boiling. Cook about 5 minutes or until almost tender; drain thoroughly. Stir together cooked broccoli, onion, bell pepper and cheese in pie plate.
• Stir remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY SEAFOOD PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease pie plate, 9x1 1/4 inches. Mix crabmeat, cheeses, onions and pimientos in pie plate.
• Stir remaining ingredients in bowl with fork until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake uncovered 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean (some cream cheese may stick to knife). Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix vegetables, chicken and soup in ungreased glass pie plate, 9x1-1/4 inches.
• Stir together remaining ingredients with fork until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Sift all dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Using a fork, two knives, your fingers or a pastry blender, cut the lard into the flour mixture until the lard is completely incorporated to small pea sized pieces.
• *Work quickly, as it is important that the lard stay cold, and not begin melting. Cold lard means flaky pastry. Melt-y lard means mushy gross pastry. Keep that in mind.*.
• In a small bowl, beat egg and vinegar with a 1/2 cup of cold water.
• * The egg will help to "raise" the dough as it cooks. Not everyone uses egg in their pastry. I do. This is why you WON'T fail here.*.
• Drizzle your COLD water/ egg mixture (remember the cold lard?) into the flour/ lard and using your free hand and a fork, "pull" the dry ingredients from the outer edge of the bowl towards the drizzle of liquid.
• When you have gotten all the Egg/ water in, squish the dough down lightly to "force" the dry and wet together more.
• * Do this without kneeding. Don't kneed. I forbid this action.*.
• Flip the dough over, exposing the dry bits on the bottom of the bowl. Drizzle a small portion of the left over cold water to dampen the dry ingredients.
• Fold the dough over on itself 1 time, and push firmly into the bottom of the bowl.
• * remember what I said about kneeding? Still don't do it.*.
• Using your fingers, imagine a 'cross' on the top of the dough, marking four (4) sections apart.
• Lay out four (4) sheets of plastic wrap, and place one (1) section of the dough on each sheet of the wrap, wrapping tightly, and squishing into a disc. Put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to 'refirm' the lard.
• When your dough has solidified again, but you can still roll it, unwrap your plastic wrap, and lay it out flat. Place another piece of plastic on top, sandwiching the dough between them. Using your rolling pin, simply turn, roll, turn, roll until you have the size/ thickness you like.
• * Because you used the plastic wrap, you also don't have to scrape a bunch of sticky pastry dough off your counter or table. Awesome.*.
• I included "Cooking" time as the "Fridge" time.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY COCONUT PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch pie plate with shortening or cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir all ingredients until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY BACON PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch glass pie plate. Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion into pie plate.
• In medium bowl, beat remaining ingredients until blended; pour into pie plate.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle onion and Parmesan cheese in pie plate.
• Stir Bisquick, milk and eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate. Bake 20 minutes. Spread with pizza sauce; top with remaining ingredients.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until cheese is light brown. Cool 5 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY PIZZA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Spray a 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle onion and parmesan cheese in bottom of pie pan.
• Stir bisquick, milk and eggs til blended.
• Pour into pie pan.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Spread with pizza sauce and top with remaining ingredients.
• Bake 10 to 15 minutes until cheese is light brown.
• Cool five minutes before serving.