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Pie Crust Recipe

Pie Crust Recipe

This pie crust recipe yields a flaky and tender crust with rich buttery flavor, ideal for any pie.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Chilling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 people
Calories 232 kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor
  • mixing bowl
  • Plastic wrap

Ingredients
  

  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour measured correctly
  • 0.5 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon sea salt
  • 0.5 lb COLD unsalted butter (2 sticks) diced into ¼" pieces
  • 7 tablespoon ice water (7 to 8 Tbsp)

Instructions
 

  • Place flour, sugar and salt into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
  • Add cold diced butter and pulse the mixture until coarse crumbs form with some pea-sized pieces then stop mixing.
  • Add 7 tablespoon ice water and pulse just until moist clumps or small balls form.
  • Transfer dough to a clean work surface, gather into a ball, and fold/knead it enough to hold together.
  • Divide dough in half and flatten to form 2 disks. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

Notes

To make pie dough with a pastry cutter, use a mixing bowl and whisk to combine dry ingredients and follow similar steps as above.

Nutrition

Serving: 1diskCalories: 232kcal
Keyword Buttery Pie Crust, Flaky Crust, Homemade Pie Crust, Pastry Recipe, Pie Crust
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