How to Make a Graham Cracker Pie Crust - Easily!
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Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of crushed Graham Crackers. Note: in England, Australia, N.Z., you may not have Graham crackers, but "digestives" are almost the same!
- 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
- 1/8 cup water
Details
Servings 1
Adapted from pickyourown.org
Preparation
Step 1
Step 1 - Crush the Graham Crackers.
Put them in a plastic bag and roll over it with a rolling pin, or the bottom of a large heavy jar (like a full quart jar of spaghetti sauce). crush away until they are just crumbs!.
Note that is much faster and easier to just put the graham crackers in a food processor, chopper or blender and turn them into crumbs in a few seconds.
Step 2 - Melt the butter
Step 3 - Add the melted butter and water
Mix the crumbs, butter and water. Stir it up!
Step 4 - Press the mixture into the pie plate
Try to make it about 1/8 inch (1/3 cm) evenly all around. The bottom of a soup spoon is ideal for this. The crumbs should stick pretty well, without being wet. If they won't stick where you press them, just add another tablespoon of water to the mix.
Step 5 - Finishing up
Even the crumbs up and make sure there are no gaps or holes. That's all there is to it. Now, you're ready to add the pie filling!
TIP: For those wanting to make a "no bake" pie, such as lemon meringue, you need to bake the crust first. A 375 degree (F) oven for 4-5 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned. Cool before filling. If you chill the crust for an hour before you use it or bake it, it will prevent crumbling when you want to serve it. (as does the baking).
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