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Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 2 sticks super cold unsalted butter cut into tiny quarter-inch cubes
  • 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt I use sea salt but table salt works too
  • 8-10 tablespoons ice water literally with ice cubes in it!

Instructions

  • Toss your butter, flour and salt into your food processor
  • Pulse it about 15-20 quick times until it looks like rough sand with some little butter bits (nothing bigger than peas though!)
  • Add the ice water ONE tablespoon at a time through the top tube thingy
  • Pulse 4-5 times after each water addition
  • Stop adding water when you see the dough starting to clump together and pull away from the sides
  • Dump everything onto your counter and quickly push it all together
  • Split the dough in half and shape each half into a ball
  • Flatten each ball into a 4-inch disc (the girls always argue over who gets to do this part)
  • Put each disc in a ziplock bag and chill in the fridge for at least an hour (you can keep it there up to 4 days if you're planning ahead)
  • When ready to roll take the dough out about 3-4 minutes before so it softens just a tiny bit
  • Sprinkle some flour on your counter and rolling pin
  • Roll from the center outward turning the dough a quarter turn each time
  • Keep going until its about 4 inches bigger than your pie plate all around
  • If it starts splitting just pinch it back together (happens to me all the time!)
  • Let it rest for 5 minutes after rolling (this is when I usually wipe down the counter)
  • Transfer to your pie pan crimp the edges and fill with whatever delicious filling you're making!