Pie Crust Recipe
All you need are a few ingredients to make this buttery and flaky homemade Pie Crust. It's so easy to make from scratch, you won't buy one from the store again!
Ingredients
- 3 cupsall-purpose flour (divided (360g))
- 1 tablespoongranulated sugar
- 1 teaspoonsalt
- 1 cupcold unsalted butter (cut into cubes (227g))
- 4 tablespoonsice water ((60-90ml))
Directions
- 1
In the work bowl of a food processor, combine 1½ cups (180g) of flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse a few times to combine.
- 2
Add half of the butter. Process until very crumbly and starting to ball up, about 30 seconds. Scatter in the remaining butter and the remaining 1½ cups of flour. Pulse 2 times just to distribute.
- 3
Drizzle 4 tablespoons (60ml) of ice water over the mixture. Pulse a few times. Add additional water, a tablespoon at a time, as needed, and pulse once or twice after each addition. The mixture should easily stick together when squeezed, but not feel wet or dry.
- 4
Transfer the dough onto the counter and form into a ball. Cut the ball in half and press each half into a disc. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days. The disks can also be frozen for a few months and thawed in the fridge overnight before using.