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    This document provides instructions for making various types of pies, including pie shells, single crust pies, and double crust pies. It explains that pie shells have the crust baked separately and then filled, single crust pies have the bottom crust and filling baked together, and double crust pies have the bottom crust, filling, and top crust all baked together. It also provides details on ingredients, techniques, and recipes for making pie dough, fillings such as lemon filling and cream filling, and toppings such as meringue and whipped cream.

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    This document provides instructions for making various types of pies, including pie shells, single crust pies, and double crust pies. It explains that pie shells have the crust baked separately and then filled, single crust pies have the bottom crust and filling baked together, and double crust pies have the bottom crust, filling, and top crust all baked together. It also provides details on ingredients, techniques, and recipes for making pie dough, fillings such as lemon filling and cream filling, and toppings such as meringue and whipped cream.

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    Pie Study Sheet

    Reference: Lecture and demonstration


    World of Food, chapter 29
    Food for Today, chapter 21

    1. Explain the differences between a single crusted pie, double crusted pie and
    a pie shell.
    Pie shell – baked separately, filled later, prick crust – lemon, cream

    Single crust pie – bottom crust and filling baked together – pecan, pumpkin

    Double crust pie – bottom crust, filling and top crust baked together – fruit
    pies

    2. What are the four main ingredients in pastry, and their function?
    Flour structure
    Salt flavor
    Fat tenderness
    Liquid hold together, moisture
    3. When cutting in shortening with flour and salt, why is it important to mix it
    thoroughly together like coarse corn meal?
    So it will be thoroughly mixed to make the crust tender and flaky

    4. Why is the temperature of water important when adding to the


    flour/shortening mixture?
    Cold water to chill fat so it doesn’t melt

    5. What utensils do you use to add the water?


    fork
    6. Handling the dough too much; does what to the pastry?
    Toughens the dough

    7. When rolling out the dough, what do you use to help prevent it from sticking to
    the rolling pin and counter top?
    Pastry cloth and stockinet

    8. Always begin rolling from the ___center___ to the ___outer___ edge,


    ___lifting___ it up at the edge. It should be at least ___1 – 2 __
    inches larger than the inverted pie plate.
    9. Stretching the dough will cause the dough to ____shrink______.

    10. Poking holes in the dough with a fork or pricking it, will prevent the dough
    from _____puffing______ during baking, but it is only done on a
    _____pie shell____.
    11. Strips of aluminum foil around the edge of a double crusted pie will prevent
    _____excessive____ ____browning_____.

    12. How do you seal the top and bottom crust together?
    Rub water on the top of the bottom crust before adding top crust

    13. How do you prepare a pie shell?


    Prepare dough. Roll dough 1 – 2 inches larger than inverted pie plate. Fold dough in
    half, then fourths. Put dough in pie plate. Unfold, drop, cut off to within ½-inch
    overhang. Fold under. Crimp edge. Prink with fork. Bake.

    14. How do you prepare a lemon pie filling?


    Combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Add half hot
    mixture to egg yolks. Add and put back on stove and boil 1 minute more. Remove
    from heat. Add lemon juice, peel and butter. Stir. Pour in baked pie crust.

    15. How do you prepare a cream pie filling?


    Combine sugar, salt, cornstarch; mix thoroughly. Scald milk in separate pan. Add
    milk to sugar mixture in top of double boiler. Stir 10 minutes until thick. Add half of
    the hot mixture to egg yolks. Add all to hot mixture. Cook 5 more minutes. Remove
    from stove. Add vanilla and butter. Cool.

    16. How do you prepare a meringue? What ingredients are used?


    Combine cream of tartar, egg whites and vanilla in small narrow bowl. Whip until soft
    peaks form. Gradually add sugar. Continue to whip until stiff peaks form.

    17. How do you whip up whipping cream?


    Use a small narrow bowl, pour cream into bowl. Whip with handmixer until soft peaks
    form. Add 1 tsp. vanilla and 2 – 3 tbs. sugar to taste.

    18. How do you prepare a double crusted pie?


    Double recipe for single crust pie. Roll dough 1 – 2 inches larger than inverted pie
    plate. Fold dough in half, then fourths. Put dough in pie plate. Unfold, drop. Fill with
    filling. Prepare top crust. Fold into fourths. Slit holes for steam. Dot the pie with
    butter. Seal the bottom edge with water. Add top crust. Squeeze the top and bottom
    crust together with palm of hand. Remove extra crust. Bake.

    19. What ingredients can be used to thicken up fruit for a double crusted pie?
    Tapioca – starch extracted from the roots of the tropical cassara plant
    Flour
    Cornstarch
    20. What is the difference between using butter, margarine, shortening, oil, or
    lard as the fat when preparing a pie crust?
    Taste and flavor, Lard – more tender, Oil – harder to handle, crumbly

    21. What is the difference between all-purpose flour and cake flour?
    All-purpose – harder wheat, more gluten
    Cake flour – softer wheat, less gluten

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