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Easy Pie Crust Recipe

This homemade pie crust dough recipe yields a flaky tender crust with rich buttery flavor. This recipe uses only butter (NO SHORTENING) so it is all natural.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 12 people (makes 2 single or 1 double crust)
Calories: 232 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: French , American

Ingredients

Ingredients for Butter Pie Crust Dough Recipe:
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more to dust, *measured correctly
  • 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 lb cold unsalted butter (2 sticks) diced into 1/4" pieces
  • 7 Tbsp ice water (7 to 8 Tbsp)

Instructions

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  1. Place flour, sugar and salt into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
  2. Add cold diced butter and pulse the mixture until coarse crumbs form with some pea-sized pieces then stop mixing. Mixture should remain dry and powdery. 
  3. Add 7 Tbsp ice water and pulse just until moist clumps or small balls form. Press a piece of dough between your finger tips and if the dough sticks together, you have added enough water. If not, add more water a teaspoon full at a time. Be careful not to add too much water or the dough will be sticky and difficult to roll out.
  4. Transfer dough to a clean work surface, and gather dough together into a ball (it should not be smooth and DO NOT knead the dough). Divide dough in half and flatten to form 2 disks. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour before using in recipes that call for pie crust.

Nutrition Information

Calories 232kcal (12%) Carbs 20g Protein 2g (4%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 99mg (4%) Potassium 32mg (1%) Vitamin A 470IU (9%) Calcium 8mg (1%) Iron 1.2mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12people (makes 2 single or 1 double crust)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 232

% Daily Value*

Calories 232kcal 12%
Carbs 20g
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 99mg 4%
Potassium 32mg 1%
Vitamin A 470IU 9%
Calcium 8mg 1%
Iron 1.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.