Pie dough

This is my go-to, fool proof, recipe. You may want to omit the sugar if you are making a savoury pie.

Yields1 Serving
 2 ½ cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sugar
 16 tbsp (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
 1 cup Ice water
1

In a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar; pulse to combine.
Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with just a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining.

2

Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed with fingers (if necessary, add up to 1/4 cup more water, 1 tablespoon at a time). To help ensure a flaky crust, do not over-process.

3

Transfer half of dough (still crumbly) onto a piece of plastic wrap. Form dough into a disk 3/4 inch thick; wrap tightly in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (and up to 3 days). Repeat with remaining dough. Makes 2 disks.

Ingredients

 2 ½ cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp sugar
 16 tbsp (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
 1 cup Ice water

Directions

1

In a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar; pulse to combine.
Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with just a few pea-size pieces of butter remaining.

2

Sprinkle with 1/4 cup ice water. Pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed with fingers (if necessary, add up to 1/4 cup more water, 1 tablespoon at a time). To help ensure a flaky crust, do not over-process.

3

Transfer half of dough (still crumbly) onto a piece of plastic wrap. Form dough into a disk 3/4 inch thick; wrap tightly in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour (and up to 3 days). Repeat with remaining dough. Makes 2 disks.

Pie dough

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