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Easy as Pie: a Simple Pie Crust Recipe

November 25, 2020 by Kaylynn Zoe Leave a Comment

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Top Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young, shares the best simple pie crust recipe – you can’t go wrong! Click here now for the recipe!!

A simple pie crust recipe? I mean … how simple are we talking here?
SUUUUUUPER simple.
Insanely simple.
Crazy simple.
(Are you catching on?)

Simple Pie Crust by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: PIN image | Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

I’m not lying when I say this simple pie crust recipe is SO easy …. so so so ridiculously easy.

This pie crust recipe came from from my mother-in-law. This is NOT meant as a slam, but she would admit that she’s no baker. Therefore, if SHE can make this pie crust, you can too!

Simple Pie Crust Recipe

This was the pie crust that my husband grew up with. It was the family favorite – they loved Coconut Cream pie, and Banana cream pie (which is actually the same recipe as the coconut, but instead of adding coconut you add bananas).

Simple and Easy Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of pie crust PIN |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

This pie crust would totally work with my Raspberry Cream Pie recipe or even my Chocolate Mousse Pie.

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I mean – pie is pie. I love it all. Just thinking about pie is making my mouth water and stomach grumble. All the ways I could fill this delicious pie crust – the options are endless!

Simple and Easy Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of close up baked pie crust |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

I’ve usually used this simple pie crust with custard fillings – nothing that needs to be baked again. I should definitely try that …. I go a little crazy when it comes to pie.

Simple Pie recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of pie crust from the right side |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

What makes a good pie crust?

A good pie crust needs to have that marbling – you can see it in my pictures. The shortening and flour blend is just right. You want your pie crust to be flaky and flavorful, but not too salty. That’s a huge pass – no one wants salty pie (unless it’s a savory pie!).

Simple Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of baked pie crust from the top |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

The thing I really like about this simple pie crust recipe is that there’s no special ingredients, no chill time, nada. It’s pretty straight-forward. Mix, Cut, Roll. Bake.

Easy as pie.
See what I did there?

Simple and Easy Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of baked pie crust |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

Again, I recommend using this pie recipe for custard filled or cold berry pies. That’s how I’ve used it before and I know it works well and tastes great. I’d highly recommend also trying Ashlee’s Lemon sour cream pie – or Amber’s Caramel Banana cream pie. WOWZA.

Simple and Easy Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of pie from the left side |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

Simple Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of extreme pie close up |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

Simple and Easy Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of pie crust from the right side
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Simple Pie Crust recipe

Servings: 1 pie crust

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 2-3 TB water cold

Instructions

  • Mix flour and salt.
  • Cut in the shortening.
  • Slowly add in the water. 
  • Carefully knead. 
  • Roll out to desired size.
  • Place in a pie dish. 
  • Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes (or until puffy).

Simple and Easy Pie Crust recipe by top Utah Foodie Among the Young: image of close up pie |Simple Pie Crust Recipe by popular Utah lifestyle blog, Among the Young: Pinterest image of a simple pie crust.

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Do you have a simple pie crust recipe you love?  Let me know in a comment below!

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