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Cooking & Baking

buzzycrumbhunger

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7. My mum's is the ultimate, I'm afraid...

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:38 PM

Jul 4

Even when I adjust the ingredients (WW pastry flour instead of white, plant milk instead of cow’s), it turns out perfect—and is easy as… well, PIE!

2-1/2 c WW pastry flour (I have equal success with WW flour plus extra liquids, but pastry flour will give the most tender crust)
1 t salt
1/3 c almond milk
2/3 cup sunflower oil (little flavour and most likely to be GMO-free)

Mix with a fork, divide in two, and roll between waxed paper. Flip into pie plate, crimp the edges so it’s pretty, fill, and bake.

The ratio of milk to oil is important and you want to mix only until ingredients come together so it doesn’t become tough.

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The best pie crust recipe I've tried: [View all] no_hypocrisy Jul 4 OP

Cut the egg and the butter. Use cider vinegar. marble falls Jul 4 #1

You sir are a rebel with a cause. Duncanpup Jul 4 #2

'n my gramma was one before me. She saved the eggs for making noodles, the butter for toast. marble falls Jul 4 #3

That's a lot of... 2naSalit Jul 4 #4

agree, except lard Kali Jul 4 #5

For every cup of flour chowmama Jul 4 #6

Hey! That's my recipe! Retrograde Jul 5 #8

My mum's is the ultimate, I'm afraid... buzzycrumbhunger Jul 4 #7

+1000 on using lard justaprogressive Jul 5 #9