DAY Recipe

A terrific all-purpose pie crust from Elinor Klivans. Use it during the hol-iday season and all year long.

Makes one 9-inch crust.

INGREDIENTS
1 1/3cups all purpose flour
1tablespoon sugar
1/2teaspoon salt
6tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into1/2-inch pieces
2tablespoons chilled solid vegetable [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken legs, cut into pieces
2 medium leeks , trimmed, washed and sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
2 carrots , peeled and roughly chopped
3 sticks celery , finely sliced
3 tablespoons dried thyme or
2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tablespoons flour
1 glass white wine
1 1/4 cups milk
sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
9 ounces good pork sausage
1 lb puff pastry
1 egg

DIRECTIONS

Prepare the chicken:Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Take a large casserole pot and add your olive oil and butter.
Add the chicken, leeks, carrots, [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons unsalted butter , cubed
5 tablespoons lard
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons ice water

DIRECTIONS

Measure the flour ino the processor with the regular blade attached.Add the unsalted butter, cut into cubes, and lard, cut into cubes.(Your fat should be frozen or very cold.) Add salt.Pulse three times with three counts per pulse to lightly mix the ingredients.

With the motor running, pour ice water into [...]

INGREDIENTS
#1 pastry for a 9-inch pie shell or a 9 1/2- or 10- by 1-inch tart shell

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold

1 1/3 cups + 4 tablespoon pastry flour or 1 1/3 cups (dip and sweep method) bleached all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt (for savory recipes, use 1 1/2 times the salt)

2 1/2 to 3 1/2 [...]

INGREDIENTS
pastry for a 9-inch pie shell or a 9 1/2- or 10- by 1-inch tart shell

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold

1 cup + 1 tablespoon pastry flour or 1 cup (dip and sweep method) bleached all-purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt (for savory recipes, use 1 1/2 times the salt)

1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup cream cheese, cold

1 [...]