How to fool your family with store-bought pie crust

The holiday season is a great time to lie to your family. “n” or notGive everyone an extra slice of ‘gift of the year’, or ‘low-fat’ cheesecake, I know you have a reason. I got: “This is The crust is from scratch. Here’s how to manipulate store-bought pie crust so you can trick it effectively. Your Family Makes You Think You Have Pastry Skills.

The best liars believe their lies, but to enjoy a good food wink, Invest in deception by doing your best. This means giving a good story and the right details in the right places. We are talking about taste, bakeware and shape.Store-bought pie shells are a great way to lighten the load of baking, but they’re almost a necessity for people who struggle with pastries. Luckily I did the hard work for you and tested some store bought stuff delicious pie shell and bake it well. Choose the one already rolled and attached to a 9 inch aluminum dish. Deep dishes are even better.

Once you’ve taken your favorite pie shell home, place it in the freezer for 10-20 minutes. This next part should be pretty solid. It’s time to assemble the perfect disguise. Aluminum pie tins mean you don’t have to roll the pastry, but that’s a waste. The edges are stamped, so that’s usually the tricky part, but when you release them, the rest of the dish pops right out. Or place it in a metal pie plate. It gets pretty toasty so I turned the stove light on and put mine in the microwave on the stove.

Once the crust has warmed up and is soft and malleable, make sure it is pressed all the way into the pan. This is a good time to use your fingertips to push the pastry outward from the center, essentially stretching the dough to fill in any gaps. Eliminate machine crimped perfect edges.

Flatten the factory design by squeezing the edges of the pie crust with your fingers. This also warms and softens the fat in the crust. May I suggest the old fashioned way? Press it all over with the tines of a fork, or use your other hand’s index finger to press it into the wedge space between your thumb and pointer to crimp it. Don’t be perfect. The pattern is a little inconsistent. I want it to look handmade. Fill and bake as intended or chill in the freezer for future use. If your cousin asks what recipe you used, just say you got it from Lifehacker. It’s true what they say, it gets easier every time you do it.