In my experience, butter makes pastry taste richer, lighter and overall, just makes for a better pastry. Margarine leaves a plastic taste in my mouth and lessens the flavors of the pie filling. Also, margarines vary greatly, in taste and amount of water added. When cooked, pastry shells often come out poorly or fail completely. I believe butter is vastly superior to margarine in pastry.
Flour used for pie dough is all-purpose flour. This flour type is versatile for making a pliable, dense dough that will keep firm.
3-2-1- dough is a type of pie dough, using 3 parts flour, 2 parts fat, and 1 part water.
You make an uncooked apple pie from using dough with a pie pan and using a cooking apple with the pan.
Lots of reasons, no butter or olive oil between the sheets of dough, not letting the dough thaw in the refrigerator etc.. It sensitive like a good pie crust
To make the perfect pie crust using a KitchenAid mixer, start by combining flour, salt, and cold butter in the mixer until it resembles coarse crumbs. Slowly add ice water until the dough comes together. Chill the dough before rolling it out for the best results.
To make a delicious pie crust with egg, combine flour, butter, salt, sugar, and a beaten egg until the mixture forms a dough. Chill the dough, then roll it out and use it as your pie crust.
To make a delicious and gluten-free pie crust using rice flour, combine rice flour, cold butter, salt, and a liquid like water or milk. Mix until a dough forms, then press it into a pie dish. Bake according to your pie recipe's instructions.
To achieve the perfect texture for your pie crust using a pastry blender, start by combining the flour and cold butter in a bowl. Use the pastry blender to cut the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. Be careful not to overmix, as this can make the crust tough. Gradually add cold water and mix until the dough comes together. Chill the dough before rolling it out for a flaky and tender pie crust.
Sometimes a recipe will instruct you to "cut in" the butter. The goal is to end up with pea sized lumps of butter in the dough or batter. This technique is often called for in making pastry dough, pie crust dough or biscuits. The reason for this is that the small pieces of butter melt during baking, creating small air pockets. The best pie crusts are achieved this way. Do not use your hands to mix in the butter because it will warm it, and you want the butter to stay cool. You can use a food processor and pulse until you get the right consistency. Or you can use the back of a fork to press the butter into the other ingredients. Or two butter knives.
You can either use french pastry dough, located in the freezer of your local supermarket, or make your own pie dough. The typical receioe you will come across contains a combination of flour, butter, egg and water to moisten
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If your pie dough splits and is not cohesive more shortening or water will bind it for rolling pie dough.