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How To Make Flaky Homemade Pie Crust
Why bother going to the store when you have this homemade pie crust recipe? You only need 4 ingredients to make this perfectly flaky crust.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupsall purpose flour
- 1tspsalt
- 7tbspcold buttercubed
- 7tbspshorteningcubed
- ⅔cupice cold water
Instructions
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Using a whisk, combine flour and salt in a large bowl.
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Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles the size of peas.
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Add ice-cold water one tablespoon at a time to one area of the dough and mix with a fork.
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Move to one side of the bowl and continue adding water just until the dough is moistened but not sticky.
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Once mixed, quickly and gently fold over the dough a couple of times. Divide into two balls.
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Roll one of the balls on a lightly floured surface to create a 12-inch circle.
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Gently roll the dough onto a rolling pin and unroll over a 9-inch pie pan.
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Cut the edges so you have about a ½-inch overhang.
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Crimp the edges and bake according to recipe directions.
Recipe Notes
1. Use your hands to gently fold over the dough after mixing.
Nutrition
- Calories: 2869.76kcal
- Fat: 173.87g
- Saturated Fat: 74.02g
- Trans Fat: 15.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 58.12g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 29.75g
- Carbohydrates: 286.22g
- Fiber: 10.13g
- Sugar: 1.07g
- Protein: 39.58g
- Cholesterol: 213.71mg
- Sodium: 1679.00mg
- Calcium: 86.76mg
- Potassium: 425.45mg
- Iron: 17.50mg
- Vitamin A: 679.90µg
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