How To Make Butter Flaky Pie Crust
A perfectly flaky pie crust to your favorite pie dishes is what this handy recipe yields. You only need four ingredients to whip up a rich, buttery crust.
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking:
Chill Time: 4 hours
Total: 4 hours 15 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¼cupsall purpose flour
- ¼tspsalt
- ½cupbutter,chilled, diced
- ¼cupice water
Instructions
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In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
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Stir in the water, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture forms a ball.
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Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for about 4 hours or overnight.
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Roll the dough out to fit a 9-inch pie plate. Place the crust in a pie plate, then press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.
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Top with desired pie fillings, bake, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 172.82kcal
- Fat: 11.70g
- Saturated Fat: 7.32g
- Trans Fat: 0.47g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.00g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.51g
- Carbohydrates: 14.91g
- Fiber: 0.53g
- Sugar: 0.06g
- Protein: 2.14g
- Cholesterol: 30.50mg
- Sodium: 74.92mg
- Calcium: 6.60mg
- Potassium: 24.32mg
- Iron: 0.91mg
- Vitamin A: 97.04µg
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