Pie Crust

Pie Crust

There’s nothing better than homemade pie crust for any sweet or savory filling you can dream up. This pie crust recipe has done right by many satisfied full bellies over the years. With just a few ingredients and a few tips and tricks it’s easy to make your own pie crust from scratch at home. You’ll be making flaky pie crust like a pro in no time.

Homemade pie crust recipe
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Pie Crust

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour or pastry flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cup cold unsalted butter
  • 1 cup ice water

Optional

  • lemon zest, spices, fresh or dried herbs

Instructions

  1. Add the flour and salt to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. 

  2. Cut the butter into small cubes and add to the flour. 

  3. With a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the flour mixture is crumbly and the butter pieces are no larger than a pea. 

    cut butter into flour

  4. Depending on your filling, you may want to add a little something to your crust. For sweet fillings, citrus zest, sugar or spices are delicious. For quiche or savory pies citrus zest, diced fresh or dried herbs can all add a little pop to an otherwise bland crust. 

  5. Once your butter is mixed and you’ve added any optional flavoring we’re ready for the ice water. I like to add it a tablespoon at a time in 2-3 inch increments around the flour in the bowl and stir lightly with a fork as I go. 

  6. You’ll use about 8 tbsp of water but you’ll know it’s ready when the dough starts to stick together and there isn’t much free powdery flour. 

    pie dough consistency

  7. Press the dough together into a ball until it sticks together. The less you handle this the better. Let rest in the fridge for about 15 min. 

    pie dough balls

  8. Roll out your crust, go forth and make pies.