Flaky Pie Dough Recipe
If you are looking for a flaky, buttery and delicious pie dough you have come to the right place! You don’t need special equipment or training to create this crust – just follow the tips in this post and you will have a pie crust to delight your guests.
Equipment
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- Food Scale Optional
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoons Salt
- 2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
- ¾ Cup Unsalted, Cold Butter Cold, cut into ½ cubes
- ½ Cup Vegetable Shortening
- 2 - 6 Tablespoons Cold Water
Instructions
- Place flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Stir to combine.
- Add vegetable shortening and cold butter to the bowl and toss to coat with flour.
- Begin working shortening and butter into the dry ingredients by: 1) using a pastry cutter or 2) your hands. If the butter becomes too soft, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
- Continue to work the shortening and butter into the dry ingredients until small pieces of butter remain which are a bit larger than a pea.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of ice water to the dough and gently toss with a spatula or work in with your hands or pastry cutter.
- Continue to add water as needed until the dough holds together.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Roll dough on a lightly floured work surface.
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Notes
Flaky pie crust dough may be frozen for up to three months.
Nutrition
Calories: 3584kcalCarbohydrates: 310gProtein: 40gFat: 244gSaturated Fat: 114gPolyunsaturated Fat: 36gMonounsaturated Fat: 78gTrans Fat: 19gCholesterol: 366mgSodium: 3434mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 10gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 4255IUCalcium: 101mgIron: 18mg
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