Mini pie crust is the perfect recipe to make when you're making small five inch pies or tiny tartlets for a small party or gathering with friends.
When I made all my pie recipes several weeks ago, I had someone email and ask if I could in fact make a mini pie crust recipe. While I do love and fully support pre-made crusts from the grocery store, I thought this would be a fun and easy challenge to take on. If you're looking for a mini pie crust recipe for small five inch pies, or muffin tin pies, this recipe will work perfectly!
Mini Pie Crust:
There are plenty of instances where you would want to make a mini pie crust. All of the mini pie recipes on my blog are for five inch pies, and this would be perfect to make in use with those recipes. You could also use this recipe if you wanted just one crust for a traditional size pie, or you could use it to make super mini pies using a muffin tin. This recipe and dough is super easy to work with, and will result in perfect crust every time.
Making Pie Crust:
Making pie crust is a pretty straight forward process. First you're going to pulse together the flour and salt in a food processor until well combined. Then you're going to add the cold butter and shortening. Pulse this together until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Finally, pulse in 1 tbsp of ice cold water at a time until the dough just barely starts to form a large clump. You want your dough to be slightly dry, but still able to hold together. You do not want a wet dough.
Turn the dough out of the processor, and onto a floured surface. Roll into a smooth ball and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for two hours.
Then carefully turn the dough out of the plastic wrap and roll the dough on a floured surface until it's about 1/8in thick and place it into your pie dish, or whatever you're using to create your pies. Bake in the oven according to the pie recipe instructions that you're using.
Mini Pie Plates:
I love using these mini pie plates that I purchased from Walmart. They're five inches in diameter, come in a pack of four with a variety of colors and floral designs. They're also microwave and dishwasher safe and I've used them for baking several different mediums with success every time! They're great for pies, cakes, quiches, frittatas and more!
How to Crimp Pie Crust Edges:
When you place the pie crust over your pie dish, carefully push the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the dish. You'll likely have dough hanging over the dish. Using kitchen scissors trim away the excess dough until there is only about 1/2 inch hanging over. Fold the excess dough that is hanging over the dish underneath the dough in the crust so that it is flush with the top of the pie dish. Using your knuckle on one hand, and you thumb and finger on the other, go around the dish crimping the edges all the way around.
Yield: 1
Author: Paige Flamm
Mini Pie Crust
Mini pie crust is the perfect recipe to make when you're making small five inch pies or tiny tartlets for a small party or gathering with friends.
Prep time: 10 MinInactive time: 2 HourTotal time: 2 H & 10 M
Ingredients
1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
1/3 cup vegetable shortening, chilled
1/4 cup ice water
Instructions
First you're going to pulse together the flour and salt in a food processor until well combined. Then you're going to add the cold butter and shortening. Pulse this together until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Finally, pulse in 1 tbsp of ice cold water at a time until the dough just barely starts to form a large clump. You want your dough to be slightly dry, but still able to hold together. You do not want a wet dough.
Turn the dough out of the processor, and onto a floured surface. Roll into a smooth ball and cover with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for two hours.
Then carefully turn the dough out of the plastic wrap and roll the dough on a floured surface until it's about 1/8in thick and place it into your pie dish, or whatever you're using to create your pies. Bake in the oven according to the pie recipe instructions that you're using.
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