Buttermilk Cornmeal Crust (single crust) |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This recipe goes with Pecan-Grits Pie. Use this delicious crust with pecan, pumpkin, or apple pies – it has a delicate texture and browns nicely. Most cookbooks recommend a pastry blender for cutting shortening and/or butter into the flour mixture. Maybe because it's what Mother did – but I prefer to use my fingers to cut in the shortening. I usually remember the proper method and pick up a pastry blender to cut in the chunks of butter, but always go back to my fingers to make sure the mixture feels just right. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/4 cup finely ground or sifted stone-ground cornmeal |
1 tablespoon sugar |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup cold shortening |
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces |
4 to 5 tablespoons buttermilk |
Directions:
1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl; cut in shortening and butter with a pastry blender or fingertips until mixture is about the size of small peas. Sprinkle buttermilk evenly over surface; stir with a fork just until dry ingredients are moistened. Cover and chill 1 hour, if desired. Roll pastry to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface (about 12-inch diameter). Place in a 9-inch pie plate; fold edges under, and crimp.
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