What’s on the Easel !?

Started this painting with a Watercolor wash and then just starting to work out the composition on 400 Uart paper, stay tuned!

Here’s a pie crust recipe tried and true

🔵Jinny's (Mom's) Pie Crust

    

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Crust for a two crust pie 

Servings: 6-8

Ingredients

2 ¼ Cups Flour
¾ tsp. Salt
1 Cup Crisco
About ½ Cup of cold Orange Juice

Steps

Place flour and salt in bowl and mix thoroughly.
Cut in Crisco with a pastry cutter until the flour looks like little beads of goodness
Slowly pour in Orange Juice into flour mix  and stir till dough comes together and holds its shape
Place a large sheet of plastic wrap down on your surface and dump the dough onto the wrap
Cover and shape into a ball
Place in fridge and refrigerate at least one hour till thoroughly chilled
Assuming you have prepared your chilled or room temp filling , have it ready to fill pie,have the oven preheated to temperature for the specific type of pie you are making
Remove Thoroughly chilled  dough from the fridge
Cut half of dough ball and return other to fridge
Place dough on floured surface and roll out to desired size. Place in pie plate
Next roll out top of pie crust
Fill pie with filling(filling must be chilled or at least room temp)
Place top crust on pie and crimp edges together to seal tightly
Poke holes in top with fork or knife at least three , artfully !
Place in preheated oven till golden brown accordingly and following your filling recipe directions!

Notes

If I am making a fruit pie,I use instant tapioca and follow the directions for fruit pie on the back of box. If I am making a Quiche or Pot Pie, I use ice water instead of OJ. 
The most important thing to consider in making any pie is that all elements should be chilled before placing in preheated oven. 
Fun ideas: I often add thyme and Parmesan cheese to chicken pot pie crust 
Cheddar cheese to Apple Pie crust 
Don't add a lot just enough to give flavor and not compromise the crust! 

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What’s On The Easel

Vassar Pond 8X 10 pastel on Uart 400

Last year I took some photos while at cross country meet at Vassar College

I was walking past this pond and photographed it, planning a future painting.

So here it is! 

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Sitting on a beach, for example!

Bring that sketch book and a pen , go for it!

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