We had a dinner party coming for the quadruple birthday and I needed dessert, but in our little neighborhood, one friend lost their dad and another had their teenage son in a bad car accident. I thought a pie for these families would be a good thing. Once I got started, I thought it would be a good idea to snap pictures of the process. So many of you are afraid of making homemade pie crust and it is SO EASY!
I use a basic recipe that I got in high school. It has never failed me.

Add ICE cold water and mix in with a fork[/caption
[caption id="attachment_111" align="alignnone" width="300"] Using a well floured pastry mat, mine is silicone, pat the dough into a nice circle.

Unfold crust in pie plate and start crimping the edges to make them pretty! A pretty pie is an eaten pie! We eat with our eyes first!

Completed pie crust! Now it just needs filling . . . I still had pumpkin from November so that was an easy decision!
Who says you can only have Pumpkin Pie October through December?? Not me!