Bakers Square-style Pie Crust

Ingredients:


1/4 lb. butter (1 stick)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
dash cinnamon

Directions:

Place 1/4 lb. butter in deep narrow microwave mixing bowl. 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, and of 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 375º F before adding a filling (like pumpkin or custard) to be baked.

For a pre-baked pie crust:

Bake completely 375º 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.

Source: Gloria Pitzer's Secret Recipes