Fact of the Week: April 14, 2014

Today marks the 148th birthday of Anne Sullivan, the teacher of Helen Keller. She was a wonderful teacher and paved the way for education.
http://www.afb.org/AnneSullivan/asmgallery.asp?GalleryID=11

Fact of the Week: April 7, 2014

The middle star of Orion's sword is not actually a star but a nebula. A nebula is a place where new stars are "born".

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Fact of the Week: March 31, 2014

The voice actor for Mickey Mouse, Wayne Allwine, and the voice actress for Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor, were married.

Cite: http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-wayne-allwine21-2009may21,0,2674469.story#axzz2xKVswPYZ

Fact of the Week: March 17, 2014

On this day in 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, died. For thousands of years, the Irish have observed the day of Saint Patrick's death as a religious holiday, attending church in the morning and celebrating with food and drink in the afternoon. The first St. Patrick's Day parade, though, took place not in Ireland, but the United States, when Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City in 1762.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saint-patrick-dies

Fact of the Week: March 24, 2014

Women in the United States now earn 48 percent of bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and 30 percent of the doctorates

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/07-08/gender-gap.aspx

Perfect Gluten Free Pie Crust

A great pie crust can make or break a pie. I find that since I've learned how to make a great crust I judge pies much more harshly now. It is not homemade in my opinion unless it has a flakey and fresh crust. So here are some of the things I've learned making gluten free pie crust, because this can be tricky. 

Ingredients: 

Amounts for only one pie crust bottom. Double for two, or if lattice topped. 

1 3/4 cups Pamela's Bread Mix

1 stick (8 TBSP) Butter (cold)

3 or 4 TBSP cold water (very cold is best)

Directions: 

Preheat the oven to 350 F

Cut up the butter into pea sized pieces. Add in bread mix and slowly add water while stirring, till dough comes together. 

Place wax paper on to large cutting board. Lay dough into paper and flatten with palm. Add another piece of wax paper on top and roll out dough to desired size and thickness.

Peel off top paper and invert into a lightly greased pie dish. Peel off second sheet and fix crust edge. I just use my thumb between my index and middle finger to get the wavy edge seen below. (Chill dough for 30 minutes if dough is too soft.) Poke the crust with a fork on the bottom several times to avoid air bubbles. Bake unfilled crust on bottom oven rack for 28-30 minutes***.

***However if you are planning to fill the pie with something that needs to be cooked, only place the crust in the oven for about 5 minutes. Then take it out, fill, and bake to the pie directions instructions.***

Fact of the Week: March 11, 2014

One this day in 1818 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein was published. It is considered the world's first sci-fi novel. 

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