PERFECT PIE CRUST LIKE BAKER'S SQUARENo rolling pin required. Place in deep narrow microwave mixing bowl:1/4 lb. butter Melt without letting it change color. Soon as it bubbles have electric mixer ready to work quickly. Dump into hot butter all at once: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. salt dash cinnamon Beat half a minute just to combine and while it's still warm gather up into your hands and pat out evenly over bottom and up sides of a PAM-ed 9-inch pie pan. FOR A PARTIALLY BAKED PIE CRUST:Bake partially 6 minutes at 375 degrees F before adding a filling (like pumpkin or custard) to be baked. FOR A PREBAKED PIE CRUST:Bake completely 375 degrees F for 18 to 20 minutes OR till golden when using a no-bake filling. Makes 1 single crust. TO ADD A TOP CRUST: Make a second Perfect Pie Crust and pat out over PAM-ed wax paper to 9-inch circle Invert over filling and bake the pie per recipe for the filling. TO MAKE STREUSEL TOPPING:Make a second Perfect Pie Crust. Make into a 9-inch pie shell and fully bake. Cool and then crumble the shell and sprinkle over pie made with no-bake pie filling. Adapted from source: Gloria Pitzer
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