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Pie Crust

Perfect pie crust with butter and ice water

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Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
  • Variation: swap flour with almond flour

Method

  1. Mix flour, sugar, salt…
  2. Add butter half at a time…
  3. Slowly add ice water…
  4. Make two dough disks…
  5. Rest dough…
  6. Roll out dough…
  7. Add filling…
  8. Roll second disk…

How to Pre-Bake a Pie Crust

  1. Freeze crust
  2. Line with foil
  3. Fill with weights
  4. Bake 350°F
  5. Cool before filling

Source

Simply Recipes - Perfect Pie Crust