Easy, Homemade, Flaky and Buttery Pie Crust
Easy, Homemade, Flaky and Buttery Pie Crust — The name says it all, doesn’t it? You simply cannot beat the flavor and texture of a homemade pie crust, regardless of what kind of pie you are baking!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 14 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (150 grams)
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 16 tbsp unsalted butter (cold and cut into cubes – 2 sticks)
- 4 to 8 tablespoons ice water (as needed)
Instructions
- 1
Put the flour, salt, and butter in a food processor, pulse together until the butter chunks have been reduced into tiny pieces with lots of pea-size chunks.
- 2
Gradually add ice water, one tablespoon at a time, and pulse until the dough just comes together. The dough should hold together without crumbling.
- 3
Turn the contents of the mixer bowl onto a sheet of Saran Wrap; gather the dough into a ball, and divide it in half.
- 4
Use the heel of your hand to form the dough into a flattened disk and roll it out into a circle with a rolling pin.
- 5
Use immediately or cover tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.