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.) Dissolve yeast in [...]

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 the middle. [...]