Grandma's Pie Crust

This is a wonderful no fail pie crust. It set very well and can handle it's own with an apple pie! It can be used to make fried pies if you choose, and can be frozen for later!

                                              Me with my Grandma and my daughter, Erin.
3/4 c Lard or shortening
2 1/2 c A.P. flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sugar
1 egg yolk lightly beaten (Place in a 1 cup
measuring cup, fill until almost a full cup)
Mix dry ingredients. Add lard, mix until crumbly. Add egg/water mixture, mix until it makes a ball.
Turn out onto a floured surface, divide into 2 equal balls. Roll out until it is about 1/8 to 1/4 in thickness.
Put into your pie pan and use as needed! I hope you enjoy this as much as I have in my lifetime!

Now for the apple pie that I mentioned above! This recipe comes from a friend in Alaska. 

1 recipe for a 9" double pie crust

1/2 c unsalted butter

3 TBSP AP flour

1/4 c water

1/2 c white sugar

1/2 c packed brown sugar

(If you are out of brown sugar use 1 c white sugar and 1/2 TBSP of molasses)

1 tsp cinnamon

9-11 apples peeled, cored, sliced

Melt butter in saucepan, Stir in flour until it makes a paste. Add the rest of the ingredients, except apples, and cook until it comes to a full boil, reduce temp and stir for a few minutes. Reserve 1/4 cup for later. Coat apples with mixture. Pour into unbaked pie crust. Place crust on top. Crimp edges or use a fork. Brush on reserved mixture. Cut holes in the top crust, get as decorative as you want here! Bake for 45 minutes at 350 watching carefully the last 10 minutes. Enjoy!

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I am working on a few projects right now. I have made a bicycle skirt guard, u-lock cover, bicycle seat cover, convertible finger less gloves, and I am currently working on finger less gloves for my daughter. I will be getting pics and patterns up soon so stay tuned...
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Cheap Trick

Oven Cleaner
Baking soda
Peroxide
Salt
Little elbow grease
I usually mix about 1/4 c. of baking soda with enough peroxide to make a thick paste. Then I add about 1 TBSP of regular table salt for a bit more abrasive scrubbing power. I take a foam brush and start "painting" my paste all over my oven. If your oven isn't to bad you can actually just use your finger and rub away the grease then wipe clean with a wet rag. For tougher grease you can let it set for about 15 minutes before scrubbing. It is super simple and cheap and that is just how I like it!

Newbie

This is my very first blog post ever! So please bare with me in my blogging journey. Along the way I hope to make a few friends and share my love of crafting, cooking, family, and God.  Since I live so far out in the country, somethings are hard to come by so I have a tendency to make a lot of my own things either from necessity or my thrifty nature. I am always up for a crack at something new! Please leave your comments with suggestions anytime.