Anyone who tells you that baking is just like cooking obviously hasn’t sat by watching their angel food cake sag lifelessly after taking it out of the oven, wondering where they went wrong. No, baking requires much more precision and is way more similar to chemistry than is cooking, where you can experiment much more easily without worrying that you’re about to absolutely destroy a dish.
Even so, there are still a few basic things that everyone should know how to whip up in a flash, and baking is no different. For instance, knowing how to make a graham cracker crust is one of the basics that everyone should know how to do. Especially since it’s so easy to make one, and it’s just more fun to make things from scratch. Plus, this is great skill to have around the holidays, when we reach the height of seasonal pie making.
How to Make a Graham Cracker Crust
Making a graham cracker crust is so easy that it only requires three main ingredients and about a half hour of your time. Start by gathering all of your ingredients: 1/4 cup of sugar; 1/3 cup of melted butter; 1 1/2 cups of graham crackers (crumbled). You’ll also need a large bowl and a 9″ round pie pan or plate. Next, preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
While the oven is preheating, mix the crumbled graham cracker crumbs and the sugar together in a large bowl. Make sure they’re mixed well and that the sugar is distributed evenly through the mix. Once that’s done, take the melted butter and stir it into the mix. The mixture will get a little crumbly, but you can use your hands to knead the mixture until it’s mixed thoroughly.
Take the graham cracker crust mixture and press it into the pie pan (making sure to not grease it) and use your fingers to press the crust mixture into the pan and around the edges. Put the graham cracker crust into the oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown – make sure to not burn it. Once it’s finished baking, let the crust cool completely before using it.
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