Description
This recipe teaches you how to make the best easy butter pie crust that is foolproof and perfect for any pie filling. With simple steps and clear instructions, even beginners can create a delicious, flaky pie crust.
Ingredients
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For the Pie Crust:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (cut into 1/4-inch cubes and chilled)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 to 10 tablespoons ice water
Instructions
- Pulse the butter, flour, and salt: In a food processor, pulse the butter, flour, and salt until the mixture resembles coarse sand with some small lumps of butter remaining.
- Add ice water: Gradually add ice water, pulsing after each addition until the dough forms clumps and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- Form the dough: Transfer the mixture to a work surface, form it into two disks, and chill for at least an hour.
- Roll out the crust: Roll out the dough, transfer it to a pie pan, and follow your pie recipe instructions.
Notes
- For prebaking the crust, follow additional directions in the ‘Notes’ section below or refer to the post above the recipe card.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice of pie crust
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Butter pie crust, Easy pie crust recipe, Foolproof pie crust, Homemade pie crust
