Pie Crust Recipe

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

1. Combine flour and salt in a food processor.
2. Add butter and mix until combined.
3. Add water and continue to process until dough comes together.
4. Divide the dough into two balls and flatten into disks.
5. 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!

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Pie Crust Recipe

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WW Freestyle: 7

Prep Time

10 mins

Refrigeration Time

1 hr

Total Time

10 mins

 

Wonderfully flaky, tender, and baked to a beautiful golden brown.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 172 kcal

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup ice water
• 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse together flour and salt.
2. Add butter and mix until it resembles a coarse meal.
3. With the machine running, slowly add water and process until a dough comes together.
4. Add more water if dough seems too dry.
5. Divide the dough into two equal size balls and flatten into disks.
6. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour before rolling out.

7. Roll dough out on a floured surface and then place in pie pan.

8. Fill with your choice of pie filling.

9. Roll out the second dough disk and place it over the pie filling. 

10. Bake. 

Recipe Notes

WW FREESTYLE POINTS: 7

Nutrition Facts

Pie Crust Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 Slice)

Calories 172 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Fat 11g17%

Saturated Fat 7g35%

Cholesterol 30mg10%

Sodium 101mg4%

Potassium 24mg1%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 0g0%

Sugar 0g0%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 355IU7%

Calcium 6mg1%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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