Kate’s Cuisine

Why buy it when it’s so easy to make?

2 1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast (one 1/4 oz. envelope) $0.33
2 cups warm water Free!
5 to 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour $1.21
2 teaspoons fine sea salt $0.02
Extra virgin olive oil, for the bowl $0.02
Total Cost   $1.58
1.) [...]

This pie crust is everything you think of when you think ‘perfect pie crust.’

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour $0.44
1 teaspoon salt $0.01
1 cup solid vegetable shortening $0.44
3/4 cup cool water (not cold) Free
Total Cost  $0.89
1.) Measure flour and salt into a large bowl making a well in [...]