Amish Egg Yolk Pie Crust

By Kevin Williams

Amish cooks are generally legendary for their homemade pie crusts.  Traditionally, lard-infused flaky pie crust have carried the day. But there are also popular pat-a-pan pie crusts and "never fail" pie crusts.  I saw this pie crust recipe on the table when I gave a talk recently at the Chrisholm Historic Farmstead in Ohio.  They had each table quaintly decorated with random Amish-inspired recipe cards and I found this one for "Egg Yolk Pie Crust."  This is a very old variation on the homemade pie crust and you don't see this a ton anymore in Amish kitchens, so I was thrilled to see it.  It is a very simple recipe, so if pie crusts have given you difficult over the years try this one!

Homemade Egg Yolk Pie Crust