Earthquake Pie Crust

30 Reviews

“Make sure the lid is on tight before starting to shake! This recipe saves on cleaning utensils and hands.” - by Esther Kenagy

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
5 tablespoons cold water

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Original recipe yields 1 recipe for a double crust

Directions

Place flour, shortening, salt, baking powder, and water in a 2 quart bowl with a form fitting lid. Place lid on securely. Shake for 45 seconds, or until it sounds mixed. Turn bowl on its side, and shake up and down for 15 seconds to form a ball. Open bowl, and scrape dough out. Form into two balls. Chill while preparing filling. Roll out and use as directed in your favorite recipe.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
284 cal
14%

Fat
19.5 g
30%

Carbs
23.9 g
8%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (30)

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REDFRECKLEMOM

Apr. 15, 2003

"Great, easy recipe - especially for a novice pie maker!! Mine, too, though ended up being very crumbly in the bowl - no ball shape here. I fixed that, though, by scraping all the crumbles into a z..." See moreiploc bag and then forming it into a ball -- super results and little mess that way, too. Put the Ziploc in the freezer for about an hour and then rolled it out b/t sheets of wax paper like I remember Mom doing........makes the transfer to the Pie pan easy, too. Lots of little tips here - but I am an "ease" baker!!"

TARA1972

Mar. 15, 2003

"Flaky and delicious! I used stick butter shortening...and after the shaking, ended up with about 15 varying sizes of shortening balls. I suppose I needed to keep the shortening in one clump rather t..." See morehan cut it up...I'll try it next time. I still had to use my hands to bring it all together, but that wasn't a problem...it was easy to make, easy to work with, and tasted wonderful! I used it with "Apple Pie by Grandma Ople" from this site and it was great! Thanks!"

CARTERSGRAN

Oct. 15, 2004

"i used this mixing method with my favorite old crust recipe, was easy and great! i always hated to mix piecrust before... some who have had problems with it might try adding a BIT of water to help for..." See morem balls."

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