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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Christie's Pie Dough

For those of you who have struggled with pie dough...here's the perfect recipe. I got this from a friend in California a few years ago and I've never found one I like better than this. It turns out perfect for me every time. I figured with the holidays approaching and pie baking time right around the corner, this little gem might come in handy for ya.

Christie's Pie Dough

2 cups flour
1 cup butter flavored Crisco
¾ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup milk

Cut shortening into 1 and 2/3’s cup of flour and the salt until mixture looks crumbly. Mix 1/3 cup milk and remaining 1/3 cup flour into a paste and mix into flour/shortening mixture. Combine until it comes together but do not overmix as the dough will be tough.  Gather into a round and wrap in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes. Roll out to desired size and place in pie plate.

This dough makes one large pie shell or can be cut in half to make two small pie shells.

This dough freezes very well and can be doubled easily.

This is all you need to make the best pie dough ever.
This is all you need to 
make the best pie dough ever.
The shortening and 1 and 2/3's cups of flour getting to know each other.
The shortening and 1 and 2/3's cups 
of flour getting to know each other.
The remaining 1/3 cup flour and the milk getting chummy.
The remaining 1/3 cup flour 
and the milk getting chummy.
Everyone getting to know each other.
Everyone getting to know each other.
Here's everything all combined and ready to be chilled.
Here's everything all combined 
and ready to be chilled.
Our little dough ball. The recipe makes 3 about this size
Our little dough ball. The recipe 
makes 2 about this size.
I roll mine out between sheets of plastic wrap. It makes it easier for me to put the dough in the pie plate.
I roll mine out between sheets of 
plastic wrap. It makes it easier for 
me to put the dough in the pie plate.
Here's the dough almost ready for an apple pie.
Here's the dough almost ready for an apple pie.
And this crust I baked for a coconut cream pie.
And this crust I baked for a coconut cream pie.

Chicken Caesar Salad Sliders

I love Caesar salad. I love chicken, too. These little sandwiches turned out to be so fun and easy! OH! I love easy, too!!! If you're running short on time, you could use the good old rotisserie chicken from the grocery store but cooking your own tastes SO good! Try these for lunch or dinner...or at a party as an appetizer! Just a fun little sammie all around!

Chicken Caesar Salad Sliders



3 - 4 chicken breasts ~ cooked and shredded
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 - 1 cup Caesar salad dressing
1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
Romaine lettuce leaves
Slider buns

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Season chicken breasts on both sides and place on rimmed cookie sheet.

Bake chicken for 45 minutes or until done. Allow to cool then shred.

In a medium saucepan, warm salad dressing. Add chicken and stir to combine and allow to heat through.

Assemble sandwiches with chicken mixture, lettuce, grated Parmesan on slider buns.

Serve warm. 


Let's go!
Let's go!


Season the chicken.
Season the chicken.


Bake until done.
Bake until done.


Heat up the dressing.
Heat up the dressing.


Shred the chicken then mix with the heated dressing.
Shred the chicken then mix with the heated dressing.


Assemble the sandwiches!
Assemble the sandwiches!