Homemade Butter Pie Crust (Double Crusted Pie)

Homemade Butter Pie Crust (Double Crusted Pie)

from joyfoodsunshine.com
120 min
12 servings

This Homemade All Butter Pie Crust recipe is an easy flaky pie crust from scratch. It's made with only 5 ingredients in 5 minutes in a food processor or by hand, and is the best pie crust recipe ever!

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 TBS white sugar
  • 1 cup salted butter (COLD, cut into 1 inch pieces (Vegan Option: Earth Balance))
  • ½ cup ice cold water

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut 1 cup of butter into 1/2”-1” cubes. Place on a nonstick surface and put in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Measure out ½ cup cold water and add 2-3 ice cubes, set aside.

  3. 3

    Place the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor fitted with an “S” blade and pulse to combine.

  4. 4

    Place the flour, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and stir to combine.

  5. 5

    After the crust has chilled and you are ready to bake the pie, remove the pie crust dough from the refrigerator and roll one disc into a circle, about ¼ to ½ inches thick. (if it has been refrigerated overnight you will need to let it sit on the counter at room temperature until it is pliable).

  6. 6

    Repeat the procedure with the top crust. If you would like the top crust to be a simple circle, add it to the top of your pie after putting the filling in the bottom crust and bake according to the recipe instructions.

  7. 7

    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

  8. 8

    I still like to decorate some pie recipes with pie crust cutouts, like pumpkin pie, that do not typically call for a double pie crust. In this case I make a double pie crust and use the second disc to make the desired shapes – whether that be a braided edge, fun cutouts, etc.