Description
Learn how to make a delicious and flaky pie crust from scratch with this easy-to-follow recipe.
Ingredients
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Pie Crust:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup ice water
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients: In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together flour and salt. Add butter and mix until it resembles a coarse meal.
- Add water: With the machine running, slowly add ice water and process until a dough comes together. Add more water if the dough seems too dry.
- Shape and chill the pie dough: Divide the dough into two equal-sized balls and flatten into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour before rolling out.
- Roll out the crust: Roll the dough out on a floured surface and then place it in a pie pan.
- Fill the crust: Fill with your choice of pie filling. Roll out the second dough disk and place it over the pie filling.
- Bake: Bake according to your recipe directions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of crust
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Pie Crust, Homemade, Baking, Dessert
