In my church I have a calling, or the leader in charge of planning, the women’s activities. We recently planned a mini class where the women in our congregation were taught how to make pie crust by one of the women. It was a lot of fun. We made some pie crusts and then sampled a few different delicious pies! They were all so yummy, but there was one particular pie that I had never had before…it is called a Chocolate Town pie. It was like a chocolate chip cookie with a crunchy top layer in a pie crust. Yum!
I thought since it is the beginning of pie season, that it would be fun to share the pie crust recipe we were taught that night. Her recipe is different than my grandma’s (which is awesome), but I really liked this one too.
Pie Crust: (this will make one crust; double the recipe if two crusts are needed)
1 cup plus 2 TBSP flour
½ tsp. salt (or slightly less)
1/3 cup oil
2 TBSP cold water
Place the flour and salt into a mixing bowl and stir together with a fork. Then drizzle the oil and water over the flour mixture. Take your fork and mix together just enough to roughly blend it together. Do NOT overmix! Overmixing will make a stiff crust that is not flaky.
Then take your CLEAN hand and mold the dough into a ball. Again do only as needed. Do not knead or mix the dough. There should still be small chunks of flour.
Place a piece of wax paper on the countertop and another piece of wax paper on top of the dough ball. Now roll out the dough between the paper into a circle with a rolling pin.
Place your dough into a pie plate and lift the edges so that if fills the inside of the plate. Take a knife and cut off the excess pie dough from around the edge of the dish. Now use your fingers and pinch in the top edge of the crust to make a fluted edge. I do this by using the index finger and thumb of my left hand held together on one side of the crust and push the crust against them with my left index finger.
Hershey’s Chocolate Town Pie:
9″ unbaked pastry shell
1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
2 eggs beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup hersheys semi-sweet choc. chips
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Prepare pastryshell, set aside.
Heat oven to 350* Cream butter, eggs and vanilla in mixer bowl. Combine sugar and flour, add to creamed mixture. Stir in choc. chips and nuts. Pour into unbaked pastry shell. Bake 45-50 mins. or till golden. Cool about 1 hour; serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.
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The Fifield Kail Family! says
I'm so excited to find a pie crust recipe, yah I've been looking for one for about a week or so. I'll have to try it this weekend. Thanks Amy for all the great idea's. The pie sound so great. To bad hubby cant have nut. Just wanted you to know we love your site around here.
That pie sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the recipes!
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P.S. I think I just gained 5 lbs. looking at that pie! Yummy!
I have that same bowl! It's SO old! I'm going to make this as my second Thanksgiving pie for a child who isn't a "pie" person…I think he'll LOVE this…especially with ice cream! Thank you!
Oh that pie looks so divine…oh YUMMY.. I wish I could eat chocolate because I'd be making that today…nice, Lisa Marie
Thanks for the recipe! Just wondering… how well the pie crust keeps? Can I make it ahead of time and put in my fridge or freezer? Thanks!
That looks delish! Just looking at it makes my mouth water!
That's a Derby Pie! They are famous here (in Kentucky)… it's a Kentucky tradition to make at Derby time.
It's so easy! One of our favorites.
Melissa, I was about to share the same thing. That's definitely a Derby Pie where I come from (Kentucky)!
They are delish and I haven't had since….last Thanksgiving probably! Off to put this on my list…
This looks delicious- I'm going to have to try it. I'm the 2nd Counselor in RS and I'd LOVE to know some of the classes/activities you plan on doing with the new guidelines in place. You have the greatest ideas!
which do you recommend more? pecans or walnuts for this pie??
Trying this tonight!