Description
Learn how to make a flaky pie crust from scratch with this easy recipe. This all-butter pie crust is perfect for sweet or savory pies, guaranteed to be tender and delicious.
Ingredients
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Dough:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, very cold and cut into small cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 6–8 tablespoons ice water
Instructions
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar.
- Incorporate Butter: Add the cold cubed butter and cut it into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add Water: Drizzle in the ice water, gently mixing until the dough just starts to come together.
- Chill and Roll: Divide the dough, shape into disks, refrigerate, then roll out when ready to use.
Notes
- Keep all ingredients cold for flakiness.
- Wrapped dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: No-Bake, Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of crust
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
