How To Make Flaky Pie Crust
Perfect with any filling, this flaky pie crust is made with simple and pantry-accessible ingredients for a perfectly crisp crust.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½cupsall purpose flour,spooned into measuring cup and leveled with a knife
- ½tspsalt
- ⅛tspbaking powder
- 6tbspvery cold unsalted butter,sliced into ¼-inch pieces
- 3tbspvery cold vegetable shortening,in 3 pieces
- 4tbspvery cold water
Instructions
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Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process for 5 seconds to blend.
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Add the butter and shortening. Pulse for 15 to 20 one-second pulses until you have coarse crumbs with lots of pea-sized clumps of butter and shortening within.
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Add the water and pulse for 7 to 10 one-second pulses until the mixture is just evenly moistened and very crumbly.
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Dump the crumbly dough out onto a work surface and gather it into a ball.
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Pat the dough into a 5-inch disc and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 45 minutes or up to 3 days to rest.
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Take the dough out of the refrigerator and dust your work surface lightly with flour. Place the dough on top and sprinkle a little flour over the dough. Use hands to quickly knead the dough into a soft and malleable disc.
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Roll the dough, turning it frequently and adding more flour as necessary so it doesn’t stick, into a 13-inch circle.
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Fold the dough into ¼ without creasing it and transfer it to a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
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Gently fit the dough into the pan, easing it inwards rather than stretching it outwards.
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Trim the edges to ½-inch beyond the lip of the pie pan, if necessary. Turn the edges under to create a rim on the crust); then press the rim against the lip of the pan, forming it into an even edge.
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Using the fingers, crimp the rim. Place the crust in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, and then proceed with pie recipe. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 204.14kcal
- Fat: 13.67g
- Saturated Fat: 6.71g
- Trans Fat: 0.98g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.24g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.77g
- Carbohydrates: 17.91g
- Fiber: 0.63g
- Sugar: 0.07g
- Protein: 2.51g
- Cholesterol: 22.90mg
- Sodium: 107.79mg
- Calcium: 11.70mg
- Potassium: 27.66mg
- Iron: 1.10mg
- Vitamin A: 72.85µg
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