This vodka pie crust recipe is for booze lovers who also have a sweet tooth. Created by Paige Delany and featured on Spoon University, the dessert is transformed by a sometimes nightmarish alcohol. The George Washington University student used the single crust pie dough as the base for a pecan pie and a dark chocolate peppermint whipped cream pie.
The vodka pie crust recipe calls for ingredients such as all-purpose flour, chilled vodka, ice water, salt, sugar, unsalted butter and vegetable shortening. You can either do a partially cooked for fully cooked pie crust with this recipe. You could try this crust with an eggnog pie, latticed apple pie or a butterscotch mousse pie. It's definitely a crowd-pleaser during the holiday season.
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This Vodka Pie Crust Recipe Goes Well With a Variety of Pie Fillings
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