Pie Crust
I've perfected a simple, and delicious, pie crust that's so versatile you can use it for your favorite pie or savory dish. I've been making this pie crust for years, but only after I tried recipe after recipe that just didn't work. After dozens and dozens of tests, I finally settled on this version because it uses only four ingredients and comes together like a charm - Every. Single. Time!
Servings: 1 servings
Calories: 386kcal
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- 2 Tablespoons white sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup cold butter cut into small cubes (2 sticks)
- 8-10 Tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- Place the flour, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few time to incorporate ingredients.3 cups all-purpose flour, 2 Tablespoons white sugar, ¼ tsp salt
- Add butter and mix in short pulses until mixture looks sandy.1 cup cold butter
- Add ice water and pulse until combined and mixture starts to come together. It will still be crumbly.8-10 Tablespoons cold water
- Add a few tablespoons of flour to your counter and place dough on counter, molding it together with your hands, grabbing any loose pieces and adding them to your dough ball.
- Divide the dough in half slightly flatten each round into a thick disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill for for 20 minutes.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and let sit for a few minutes to come to almost room temperature.
- Roll out into a circle on floured surface.
Notes
If you don't have a food processor you can blend the butter into the flour with a pastry blender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 709IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 2mg