Description
This Buttery Flaky Pie Crust is a homemade pie crust recipe with rich butter flavor, tender layers, and the perfect flaky texture for fruit pies, cream pies, quiche, and holiday baking.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, very cold and cut into cubes
6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
Instructions
1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and sugar until evenly combined.
2. Add the cold cubed butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture looks crumbly with some pea sized butter pieces remaining.
3. Add the ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, gently mixing after each addition, until the dough just starts to hold together when pressed.
4. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gather it into a disk without kneading too much.
5. Wrap the disk tightly and chill it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
6. Roll the chilled dough out on a lightly floured surface into a circle large enough for a 9 inch pie plate.
7. Transfer the dough to the pie plate, press it in gently, and trim or crimp the edges as desired.
8. Use as directed for blind baking, par baking, or filled pie recipes.
Notes
Keep every ingredient as cold as possible for the flakiest layers.
Do not overwork the dough or the crust can turn tough.
Chilling the dough before rolling helps it relax and makes it easier to shape.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Pie Crust
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of crust
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg