Giveaway, Pie Crust, Eggs...you name it, it is in this post!

Hello! Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway~A Blessing Book~ to write all your blessings...past, present and future in! Please leave a comment and I will add your name...I will be picking the winner on November 1 instead of on Halloween, just didn't seem appropriate to pick a winner on Oct. 31st. I will announce it November 1st! Thank you so much for participating.

Next....
I want to share a few little tips on pie crust making! Stay with me now!

Have you ever made pie crust? You either get the hang of it or you don't. I thought for those of you who might struggle with pie (play) dough that I would share a few easy tips that I have learned over the years (I'm still a young 29ish gal)ok I'm over by a couple of years! Then I will give you the recipe that never fails me.... First you add your dry ingredients....

3 CUPS FLOUR

3/4 TSP SALT

1 CUP SHORTENING

Mix together the liquid ingredients first then add to the above mixture

10-12 TBSP ICE COLD WATER

3 TBSP WHITE VINEGAR

Next at our house you go out and gather all the eggs from the chicken pen in this little egg basket, where's the handle? How do you carry it....?

Clean the eggs, put them on the egg flats, refrigerate...

1 BEATEN EGG

I love using fresh eggs, alot of times I use them before they ever make it to the refrigerator....Way too many eggs.

Omelette anyone?

I use a fork or two knives and I cut in the shortening into the flour/salt mixture. When it is crumbly I then add the liquid mixture a little bit at a time. I either use my big Kitchen Aid mixer or I use my hands to mix it...I like to use my hands because there is a texture you feel and you know you have it right. It feels like smooth play dough, or smooth (not sticky) cookie dough...

You mix it together, and roll it out with a heavily floured rolling pin~which is only to be used for pie making~don't chase any family members with one! After it is rolled out into a large circle (bigger than the pie plate!) you start to roll the dough up on your rolling pin like so....

Next you mosie (this is a farm word used for cows heading over to the hay~mosie on over to the hay)over to your pie plate and carefully set it down on one side and then begin to unroll it!

This keeps it from FLOPPING all over the counter, breaking in two....

Lastly, you crimp your edges THEN trim off any extra dough hanging off the pie plate with a sharp knife!

Two things I have learned...if your dough is crumbly you need to add a TBSP of shortening at a time, mixing it in...like you would add glue to dry ingredients...if your dough does not hold together(not crumbly just not holding together) it needs a little more shortening and probably a tiny bit of ICE COLD WATER.

I always use ice cold water, this holds the doughy pieces of flour together with the shortening.
Next you add (my)your favorite filling! Cook and voila, it is delicious. I love a piece of pie with a cup of coffee and my favorite creamer! Yum!

Have you tried this? Regular coffee with creamer added (I use French Vanilla) add a tiny bit of whip cream and then sprinkle lightly (it is strong) pumpkin pie spice over it. Oh my heavenly goodness, it will set you free...

Enjoy!

Blessings,

Debbie