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Easy Homemade Pie Crust Recipe

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  • Author: Evelyn
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
  • Yield: 1 double crust pie (9-inch)
  • Category: Baking
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

This easy homemade pie crust recipe yields a flaky, buttery pastry perfect for both sweet and savory pies. With simple pantry ingredients and straightforward steps, making your own pie crust from scratch becomes approachable for bakers of all levels. The dough stays tender by cold butter cutting and minimal mixing, then chilled for the best texture before rolling out and baking.

Ingredients

Pie Dough

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ice-cold water

Instructions

  1. Blend dry ingredients and butter: In a large mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and salt. Add the cold cubed unsalted butter, then use a pastry blender or your fingers to blend the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Make pastry dough: In a separate measuring jug, mix the apple cider vinegar with the ice-cold water. Slowly pour this liquid into the flour and butter mixture. Gently mix just until the dough comes together. Form the dough into a ball, being careful not to knead or overwork it.
  3. Divide and chill: Divide the dough ball into two equal disks. Wrap each disk tightly in foil or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour to allow the gluten to relax and the butter to firm up.
  4. Roll out crust: After chilling, take one disk and place it between two sheets of baking parchment. Roll out the dough into a circle slightly larger than a 9-inch pie dish. Remove the top parchment and carefully transfer the crust to a lightly greased pie dish. Place the pie dish back in the refrigerator to chill while preparing the filling or rolling out the top crust if making a double crust pie.
  5. Prepare top crust if applicable: Roll out the second disk between parchment sheets similarly and keep chilled until ready to use as the top layer for your pie. Use this prepared crust with your favorite pie filling and bake according to your pie recipe instructions.

Notes

  • Keep all ingredients cold to achieve a flaky crust texture.
  • Do not overmix or knead the dough to prevent a tough crust.
  • Chilling the dough is essential to relax gluten and firm the butter.
  • This crust is versatile and works well with both sweet and savory fillings.
  • You can freeze wrapped dough disks for up to one month for future use.

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