Easy No-Roll Pie Crust Recipe

This is the easiest homemade pastry pie crust!

I am no pie crust expert, in fact, I haven’t made many pie shells from scratch in my life. Most of the recipes seem to take a lot of effort and precision. A bit intimidating really. I tend to stick to cookie crusts for the simplicity, well, and because they are delicious. However, I made this homemade pastry pie crust 3 times this week and it is so easy!

From my search on the internet, it looks to me like this is an old school pie crust recipe that many of you may already be familiar with. I am so glad I found it though! I had never heard of such a thing as a homemade no-roll pastry pie crust.

It is perfect for this apple pie recipe with a crumb topping and nearly any other pie with a single crust. (I also used this crust for this pumpkin pie.) It doesn’t work quite as well as a top crust, but you can make it work if you really want to, I suppose.

The ingredients are simple – flour, oil, salt, milk, and sugar. You can use any type of milk, including dairy-free varieties if you want to make a dairy-free pie. I thought the oil seemed odd, but it really works.

I have used olive oil and melted butter in this recipe with success. The oil seems to yield a more tender, flaky crust though, so I recommend using oil instead of butter. The crust doesn’t taste oily at all! It is best to use a high-quality (preferably name-brand) olive or vegetable oil and one that hasn’t been sitting in your pantry for too long.

Basically, just use a fork to mix it all together right there in the 9-inch pie plate. Then press it evenly into the dish. Done! You can even flute the edges of the crust if you’re good at that sort of thing.

You get a flaky, delicious pie crust with no rolling and trimming!

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Easy No-Roll Pie Crust Recipe

Don't let the words "homemade pie crust" intimidate you like it used to intimidate me! This is simple, you don't even need to have a rolling pin!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Serves: 8

Adjust Servings: 8

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Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons granulated sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup good quality vegetable or olive oil
• 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

• In a 9-inch pie pan, mix together the flour, sugar, and salt with a fork.
• Mix the milk into the oil. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the oil mixture.
• Mix with a fork until the dough come together and ingredients are evenly combined.
• Flatten and press the dough into the pie pan to form a pie shell. Flute the edges, if desired.
• If you need a pre-baked pie shell, bake at 375°F/190°C for 10-12 minutes until golden.

Recipe Notes

You can even flute the edges of the crust if you’re good at that sort of thing.

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Sodium: 220mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g