1. Pastries and Pie Crusts

2. Ingredients and Functions
FLOUR
STRUCTURE
FAT
TENDERNESS, FLAKYNESS
SALT
FLAVOR
WATER
TEXTURE, BINDER
2 Pie shells: Single or Double =

3. Storage of pies Cream or custard pies Savory pies
Refrigerator
Savory pies
Fruit Pies Counter Top

4. Nutrition in Pies
Some pies like Fruit Pies have vitamins and minerals found in them.
Savory Pies can have meat and eggs in them which is in the protein food group of Myplate. They can also have vegetables that contain vitamins and minerals.

5. How to make a pie crust

8. Rope Piecrust Press thumb into dough edge at an angle, then pinch dough between thumb and knuckle of index finger. Place thumb in groove left by index finger; pinch as before. Repeat, rotating pie plate as you go.

9. Zigzag Piecrust
With kitchen shears, make diagonal cuts, 1/2 inch apart, around edge of crust to rim of pie plate. Using index finger and thumb of one hand, gently pinch each cut piece and alternately point toward center and rim.

10. Fork-Scallop Piecrust
Push knuckle of index finger against outer edge of rim; with index finger and thumb of other hand, press to make scallop. Repeat, leaving 1/4-inch space between scallops. With floured fork, press edge.

11. Turret Piecrust
With kitchen shears, make cuts, 1/2 inch apart, through the edge of crust to rim of pie plate. Fold cut sections alternately toward center and rim.