All-Butter Pie Crust
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Author Notes: This dough makes a 9 or 10 inch double crust pie, and is one that I acquired from a source forgotten; it is written for using a food processor, so make adjustments if needed. - lapadia
Makes 2 disks
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8-10 tablespoons ice water
- Put the butter, flour and salt in the food processor, pulse lightly until the mixture resembles wet looking fine particles (some recipes say pea sized).
- Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing a couple times after each tablespoon.
- Keep adding water until the dough just starts to gather into larger clumps.
- Split the dough in half and place into 2 re-sealable plastic bags, pat each into a disk.
- Let sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes…at least.
- Remove 1 of the disks to a flour work surface. Roll out to a 10 or 11 inch round. Fit the dough into a 9 or 10 inch pie pan.
- Add filling to the bottom crust. Roll out and cover with the 2nd disk of dough, seal and crimp.
- Brush top crust with a milk & cream mixture and make slits throughout to let the steam escape.
- Copy and Paste this link for pictured instructions: http://lapadia.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/pie-crust/
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over 1 year ago cakillgore
It's Christmas morning, and I had on the menu today to make Potato Au Gratin in Rosemary Crust....low and behold, we forgot pre-made pie crust. As much as I love baking/cooking - never made pie so I immediately ran here to Food52.com and looked up Pie Crust. I came across your recipe for All-butter crust and I got to work immediately. I'm very happy to say with these few ingredients I had on hand, the crust is beautiful and the Au Gratin is going into the oven as I type. Thank you for this quick go-to recipe which I'll be keeping on hand.
over 1 year ago lapadia
I'm so happy everything worked for you...Happy Holidays to you and yours!
over 1 year ago cakillgore
It's Christmas morning, and I had on the menu today to make Potato Au Gratin in Rosemary Crust....low and behold, we forgot pre-made pie crust. As much as I love baking/cooking - never made pie so I immediately ran here to Food52.com and looked up Pie Crust. I came across your recipe for All-butter crust and I got to work immediately. I'm very happy to say with these few ingredients I had on hand, the crust is beautiful and the Au Gratin is going into the oven as I type. Thank you for this quick go-to recipe which I'll be keeping on hand.
over 2 years ago lapadia
Thanks all, and I know most people have their crust recipe; but I like having a resource to go to "now"! And, this seemed to fit in with the weekly theme.
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
Nicely illustrated!
over 2 years ago adamnsvetcooking
Very nice! Now I have a pie crust recipe!
over 2 years ago testkitchenette
Lovely...I adore all butter crusts and am a food processor junkie when it comes to pie crusts. Thanks!
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
great recipe!