Flaky Pie Crust
30 Min.1 Portionen
__NOTOC__ | Dessert | Vegetarian cuisine This recipe makes enough dough for one 23 cm (9 inch) covered pie. If your pie only requires a bottom crust, use half this recipe. However, for best results, make the full recipe. If only a single crust is required, make the full recipe and freeze half for later. In contrast to bread, pie crust and other pastries should be made in a way that minimizes the development of gluten. Once the water has been added, the dough should be worked as little as possible to minimize toughness in the finished crust.
Zutaten
- 310 g (2 ½ cups) flour
- 6 g (1 tsp) salt
- 4 g (1 tsp) white granulated sugar (optional)
- 225 g (1 cup) cold butter
- 95 ml (⅓ cup + 1 tbsp) cold water
Zubereitung
- Whisk flour, salt and sugar together in a deep bowl.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the flour mixture.
- Using a pastry blender or two butter knives, cut the butter into the flour until the butter is in small pea-sized pieces.
- Add cold water; cut the water into the flour-butter mixture with the edge of a rubber spatula until it is evenly moistened and will hold together when pressed.
- Form the dough into a ball with your hands, kneading in any loose flour. This should be done as quickly as possible to avoid melting the butter in the dough.
- Chill the dough for 10–20 minutes.
- Cut the dough evenly in half.
- On a lightly floured board, roll each half out until it will cover a 20 cm (9 inch) pie dish, with about 2 cm (¾" inch) overhang.
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