Pie Crust Recipe – Wonderfully flaky, tender, and baked to a beautiful golden brown.
Isn’t that gorgeous? Golden brown and flaky, the way Pie Crust ought to be.
With all the work that you will be doing for the upcoming holidays, I thought you would probably appreciate a shortcut to a double pie crust. This is one of the quickest pie crust recipes I have ever come across. I do not know where it came from, but kudos to the person that thought of it!
PIE CRUST RECIPE
This homemade pie crust yields a flaky crust with a wonderful buttery flavor, and it’s prepared with very simple ingredients:
- flour
- butter
- salt
- water
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PIE CRUST
- Combine flour and salt in a food processor.
- Add butter and mix until combined.
- Add water and continue to process until dough comes together.
- Divide the dough into two balls and flatten into disks.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour before rolling out the dough.
Very simple recipe and the fillings for your pie are endless: Berry Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Peach Blueberry Custard Pie, Apple Pie Cake, etc…
ENJOY!
Pie Crust Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup ice water
- 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together flour and salt.
- Add butter and mix until it resembles a coarse meal.
- With the machine running, slowly add water and process until a dough comes together.
- Add more water if dough seems too dry.
- Divide the dough into two equal size balls and flatten into disks.
- Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour before rolling out.
- Roll dough out on a floured surface and then place in pie pan.
- Fill with your choice of pie filling.
- Roll out the second dough disk and place it over the pie filling.
- Bake.
wow that does sound easy…I may have to try it…have you ever used whole grain flour instead of the white?
No, I haven’t tried that – great idea!
That’s so easy, I’m actually afraid of all the pies I’m going to have to make now 🙂
I always look for shortcuts! This really is the easiest way to do it. And nothing tastes better than homemade. 🙂
Kate,
You would be proof that it is truly good to be good … and what could be better than a buttery crust to wrap an imagination around! Thanks.
Thank you! I love this crust – in fact, everyone that has tried my pies first complimented the crust and then the rest.
that’s a picture perfect pie!
Thanks! It tastes just as good as it looks…I promise!
Oh my..that pie looks fantastic!