https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:07:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463581 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:21:07 +0000 Freckles 463581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had great luck with Smitten Kitchen's tart/pie crust recipes! </p> <p>Your pie crust is most likely crumbling because there isn't enough gluten development. Do you follow the recipe exactly? I find that it's hard to do with pie crusts...i will add more water if it's too dry/crackly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463541 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:34:05 +0000 Bao 463541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha no I can't, but I laughed out loud when you said you could snort them ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463504 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:47:49 +0000 lemong 463504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe you aren't working the dough enough? Kneading it allows the gluten to form which binds the flour and fat together. Of course, over kneading it makes the crust too tough. Pastry is so fickle! </p> <p>Good luck! I just made a pie crust for dessert tomorrow - hopefully it's tasty because I tried a new recipe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463331 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:45:36 +0000 Cherrybee 463331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: I used butter last year and half butter/half lard this year. I have mixed by hand both times, maybe that's where I'm going wrong? I always refrigerate. I don't use much water, that could be it - the dough feels perfect though, its only after its baked it falls apart. Its soooooo hard!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463284 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:20:19 +0000 prettylizy 463284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I fail so hard at pastry it's just not worth trying. My MIL spent an entire day making tourtiere with me one day and taught me her pastry recipe, it is super easy and when she was helping I did okay, but still, I stink. Baking is too fussy, I prefer cooking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463281 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:18:50 +0000 yoursilverlining 463281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom makes the best pastry - light and flakey! There is vodka in the pastry recipe which sounds weird but it works and the crusts stay together and the alcohol content cooks out. I don't have her exact recipe on hand, but it's probably online. It's tasty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463280 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:16:10 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 463280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hummmm. I wonder where you're going wrong? What fat do you use? Oil? Shortening? Butter? Do you have a pastry blender (helps to cut fat into flour without over mixing)? Refrigerate before you roll your dough? Maybe you're not adding enough ice water? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-make-pastry#post-463217 Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:37:30 +0000 Cherrybee 463217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've just made my Christmas mince pies and, surprise surprise, they're a disaster! Every single year!!!! And every year, it's the same problem - they crumble to dust when I try to take them out of the tin! Honestly, you could snort them! </p> <p>I don't know what I keep doing wrong.... sob sob sob. </p> <p>Can you make pastry? </p>