The Evils of Our Society

     So it's Thanksgiving Eve and time to make a food that you couldn't have Thanksgiving without it. Other than the obvious turkey, you can't have the special day without pumpkin pie. But how do you make it? I mean I could just use canned pumpkin puree, but that is just so cliché. Everyone uses canned pumpkin and some people so far as to just buy the pie crust ready-made in the pan, or just by the entire pie ready to go. But not me and you don't have to either. I found a recipe online to make my own. Here's the link: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/suzannes_old_fashioned_pumpkin_pie/. 

My single pie crust recipe (no topping) is as follows... 

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
• Dash Salt
• 1/4 Teaspoon Sugar
• 1/3 Cup Even Mix of Butter and Shortening
• 1 Water Bottle( it should squirt water)

Instructions:

1. Mix flours, sugar, and salt.
2. Cut in butter and shortening with pastry cutter. Dough should be about the size of small peas.  
3. Using water bottle, spray water in bowl while tossing with fingers. Do this until the dough forms grape-size balls.
4. Using hands, form the dough into a large ball.
5. Roll out dough on a smooth surface with a rolling pin using excess flour to keep the dough from sticking. Dough should be a little larger than your pan. 
6. Roll up dough to transfer to your pie pan.
7. Using your fingers, try to fill in any gaps or holes in the dough. 

     I really like this recipe because it has a fabulous texture and an amazing taste. The shortening is for texture and the butter and whole wheat flour are for taste. This recipe came from a pie maker named Richard who goes to our church. He makes extremely good pies and that's why I always use his recipe. Thank you for not falling to the shortcomings of this generations who buy pie crusts just for convenience when they don;t taste nearly as good.