Oil Pie Crust

Ingredients

• one cup flour
• pinch of salt
• two tablespoonfuls oil
• three tablespoonfuU cold water

Method

1. 1

   Mix flour and salt, add oil, rub together, then add cold water.

2. 2

   Handle dough as little as possible and roll thin.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Rural cook book (1907), page 28. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

oil pie crust, recipe for which is given, is more easily digested than that made with other shortening. Pie Crust. — For one pie use one cupful sifted Hour, one-half cup of shortening, pinch of salt. It will be much flakier if chopped together with a knife, instead of rubbing in the hands. Stir in enough cold water to mix it so it may be rolled out. Handle as little as possible, and keep very cold. It is improved by making a day before using, and storing in . the icebox or. other cold place. Cream Pie Crust.^If one can use cream, delicious crust may be made. Add baking powder and salt to the flour and mix still with cream that is not too heavy. The crust is tender, browns quickly and has a very sweet, agreeable flavor. Oil Fie Crust. — For this either olive or refined cotton-seed oil may be used. For one pie take one cup flour, add pinch of salt, mix and add two tablespoonfuls oil; rub well together and add three tablespoonfuU cold water

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