Basic Flaky Homemade Pie Crust
This recipe makes enough for a standard double-crust pie.
Serves: 8Prep: 10 minutesTotal: 10 minutesDifficulty: Easy
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
- 1/2-3/4 cup ice cold water
Directions
- Stir together flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Using a pastry cutter, 2 butter knives or clean hands, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs with a few visible pieces of butter about ¼” in size.
- Add water, a couple of tablespoons at a time, until mixture just comes together when squeezed in the hand.
- Divide dough in half. Place each half on plastic wrap and press into a round disc. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before rolling out.
- Dough can be stored refrigerated for up to 3 days or wrapped well and frozen for up to 2 months.